Carlos Pellegrini

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Carlos Pellegrini

Carlos Enrique José Pellegrini Bevans (born October 11, 1846 in Buenos Aires , Argentina , † July 17, 1906 in Buenos Aires) was President of Argentina from August 6, 1890 to October 12, 1892 .

Life

Pellegrini was born in Buenos Aires to Charles Henri (or Carlos Enrique) Pellegrini and his wife María Bevans Bright. His father, from Croglio , was an engineer who immigrated from Chambéry in Savoy , and his mother was from England. In 1863 Carlos Pellegrini began studying law at the University of Buenos Aires , which he interrupted to take part as a soldier in the Triple Alliance war against Paraguay .

After completing his studies in 1869 with his doctoral thesis ( El Derecho Electoral - "The right to vote") he worked in the Ministry of Finance of Argentina. In 1873 he was elected to parliament as a member of parliament for the province of Buenos Aires .

He was friends with the industrialist and founder of Banco Tornquist Ernesto Tornquist . Under his presidency, the main state bank, the Banco de la Nación Argentina , was created.

In 1871 he married Carolina Lagos García. The marriage remained childless. Pellegrini is buried in La Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires.

Web links

Commons : Carlos Pellegrini  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Felipe Pigna: Carlos Pellegrini (1846-1906). El Historiador, accessed October 9, 2013 (Spanish).
  2. ↑ a b c Carlos Pellegrini (1846-1906). Historia con Opinion, accessed October 9, 2013 (Spanish).
  3. ^ Carlos Enrique José Pellegrini Bevans (Italian) at ti.ch/can/oltreconfiniti, accessed July 23, 2015.
predecessor Office successor
Miguel Juarez Celman President of Argentina
1890 - 1892 		Luis Sáenz Peña
personal data
SURNAME Pellegrini, Carlos
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pellegrini Bevans, Carlos Enrique José
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Politician, President of Argentina
DATE OF BIRTH October 11, 1846
PLACE OF BIRTH Buenos Aires , Argentina
DATE OF DEATH July 17, 1906
Place of death Buenos Aires , Argentina