Mariano Acosta (politician)
Mariano Acosta | |
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Vice President of Argentina | |
| In office October 12, 1874 – October 12, 1880 | |
| President | Nicolás Avellaneda |
| Preceded by | Adolfo Alsina |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Bernabé Madero |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 8, 1825 Buenos Aires |
| Died | September 17, 1893 (aged 68) Buenos Aires |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Political party | National Autonomist Party |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Mariano Acosta (September 8, 1825 – September 17, 1893) was an Argentine lawyer and politician.
Life and times
Acosta was born in 1825 to Magdalena Santa Coloma Lezica, the daughter of a prominent
He was returned to the Buenos Aires Legislature the following year and was named Commissioner of Immigration. A dispute with the new Governor,
Acosta returned briefly to the legislature, and in 1872, he was elected Governor of Buenos Aires Province. His tenure became known for its works of infrastructure, and among his varied public works initiatives, he appointed Argentina's first engineer, Luis Huergo, to plan an extensive road and canal building program. Governor Acosta promulgated a new provincial constitution in December 1873, and shortly afterwards, he was named running mate to the National Autonomist Party nominee, Nicolás Avellaneda.[1]
Elected handily in September 1874, Avellaneda and Acosta were opposed by
Acosta retired from public life in 1880, and died in Buenos Aires in 1893, at age 68; a lay
References
- ^ a b c d "Heráldica Argentina: Mariano Acosta {{in lang|es}}". Archived from the original on 2017-06-22. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
- ^ Levene, Ricardo. A History of Argentina. University of North Carolina, 1937.
- ^ Todo Argentina: Mariano Acosta (in Spanish)
- ^ Mariano Acosta (in Spanish) Archived 2009-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
External links
Media related to Mariano Acosta (politician) at Wikimedia Commons
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