Francisco Antonio Barroetaveña (1856–1933) was an Argentine lawyer and politician, founder of the

Civic Youth Union The Civic Union of the Youth (in Spanish, ''Unión Cívica de la Juventud'') was a youth-oriented Argentine political party founded on September 1, 1889 and dissolved on April 13, 1890 with the establishment of the Civic Union. Soon afterward its ...

, the Civic Union, and co-founder of the Radical Civic Union.

Biography

Born in Gualeguay, Entre Ríos, Barroetaveña owed his fame to an article published in ''

La Nación ''La Nación'' () is an Argentine daily newspaper. As the country's leading conservative newspaper, ''La Nación''s main competitor is the more liberal '' Clarín''. It is regarded as a newspaper of record for Argentina. Its motto is: "''La Na ...

'' on August 20, 1899, titled '"¡Tu quoque juventud! En tropel al éxito"'' — "You too, youth, in the rush for success!" — which criticized young people who supported the regime of

Miguel Juárez Celman --> Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael. It may refer to: Places * Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands * São Miguel (disa ...

: ::''"This affiliation is nothing more than the renunciation of civic life by the young, in favor of absorption into a superior will that converts them into the mere instruments of the Executive"''. The article precipitated a historic political movement that led first to the creation of the

, of which Barroetaveña was president, then to the creation of the Civic Union in 1890, then to the

Revolution of the Park The Revolution of the Park (''Revolución del Parque''), also known as the Revolution of '90, was an uprising against the national government of Argentina that took place on July 26, 1890, and started with the takeover of the Buenos Aires Artille ...

, and in 1891 to the creation of the Radical Civic Union, of which he was a founding member and national deputy on various occasions. Within the Radical Civic Union he was allied with

Leandro Alem Leandro Nicéforo Alem (born Leandro Alén; 11 March 1841 – 1 July 1896) was an Argentine politician, founder and leader of the Radical Civic Union. He was the uncle and political teacher of Hipólito Yrigoyen. He was also an active Freema ...

and

Marcelo T. de Alvear Máximo Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear Pacheco (4 October 1868 – 23 March 1942), was an Argentine lawyer and politician, who served as President of Argentina, president of Argentina between from 1922 to 1928. His period of government coincid ...

, and tenaciously opposed to

Hipólito Yrigoyen Juan Hipólito del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Yrigoyen (; 12 July 1852 – 3 July 1933) was an Argentine politician of the Radical Civic Union and two-time President of Argentina, who served his first term from 1916 to 1922 and his second ...

. He left the Radical Civic Union and joined the Democratic Progressive Party. In 1932 he ran for the presidency on behalf of the PDP- PS alliance. Barroetaveña was an active Freemason and a prominent figure in Argentine Freemasonry.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barroetavena, Francisco A 1856 births 1933 deaths People from Gualeguay Department Argentine people of Basque descent Civic Union (Argentina) politicians Radical Civic Union politicians Democratic Progressive Party (Argentina) politicians Members of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies elected in Buenos Aires Members of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies elected in Buenos Aires Province Argentine Freemasons People of the Infamous Decade

Biography

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