Antonio Dionisio Lussich (March 23, 1848 in

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– June 5, 1928 in

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) was an

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, arboricultorist and

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Family background

His father was Filip Lukšić, a Croatian Merchant sailor who arrived in Montevideo,

in 1840.

Writings

He was notably the author of ´Los tres gauchos orientales´, depicting rural life in 19th century

. He was also responsible for other writings of a more maritime theme.

Political associations

In his youth Lussich fought as a supporter of Timoteo Aparicio, a Blanco leader in the intermittent 19th century

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("Blanco" refers to "Partido Blanco", which is Spanish for "White Party"). Lussich later established quite cordial relations with Uruguay's Colorado Party leaders, receiving Colorado Presidents

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and Baltasar Brum as guests at

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("Colorado" refers to "Partido Colorado", which is Spanish for "Red Party).

Arboretum

On 5 October 1896 he acquired of uninhabited land at

. At this location he started his masterpiece, the creation of the

Arboretum Lussich The Lussich Arboretum is an arboretum of located in the Maldonado Department of Uruguay near Punta del Este and Punta Ballena. History On 5 October 1896 Antonio Lussich bought a terrain of , which extend from "Arroyo el Potrero" to "Sierra de l ...

, a huge natural botany garden. He owned part of his father's maritime rescue enterprise which he sold in 1917 so he could dedicate his full-time to his passion.

Death

He died in 1928 in the city of

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