Events in the year 1859 in
Argentina.
Incumbents
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President:
Justo Jose de Urquiza Justo () is a Spanish surname and male given name meaning ''just'', i.e. ''fair''.
Given name
Notable people with this given name include:
* José Justo Corro (1794-1864), Mexican president
* José Justo Milla (1794–1838), Honduran military lead ...
Governors
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Buenos Aires Province
Buenos Aires (), officially the Buenos Aires Province (''Provincia de Buenos Aires'' ), is the largest and most populous Argentine province. It takes its name from the city of Buenos Aires, the capital of the country, which used to be part of th ...
:
Valentín Alsina (until 8 November),
Felipe Llavallol
Felipe Esteban Llavallol (December 26, 1802 – April 4, 1874) was an Argentine merchant, philanthropist, lawmaker and briefly Governor of the secessionist State of Buenos Aires.
Life and times
Llavallol was born in Buenos Aires to María Gertru ...
(starting 8 November)
*
Governor of Cordoba:
Mariano Fragueiro
Mariano is a masculine name from the Romance languages, corresponding to the feminine Mariana.
It is an Italian, Spanish and Portuguese variant of the Roman Marianus which derived from Marius, and Marius derived from the Roman god Mars (see also ...
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Mendoza Province:
** until 25 March:
Juan Cornelio Moyano
** 25 March-16 April:
Federico Maza
** 16 April-23 August:
Pascual Echagüe
Pascual Echagüe, (16 May 1797 – 2 June 1867) was an Argentine soldier and politician. He served as Governor of Entre Ríos and Santa Fe provinces and Minister of War and Navy during the governments of Urquiza and Derqui. He participat ...
** starting 23 August:
Laureano Nazar
Events
* October 23 –
Battle of Cepeda (1859)
The Battle of Cepeda of 1859 took place on October 23 at Cañada de Cepeda, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The Argentine Confederation army, led by Federales (Argentina), federalist Justo José de Urquiza defeated the State of Buenos Aires for ...
Births
Deaths
{{South America topic, 1859 in
1850s in Argentina
Years of the 19th century in Argentina