Torcuato de Alvear y Saenz de la Quintanilla ( Montevideo, 1822 –

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, 1890) was a 19th-century Argentine conservative politician. He was the son of soldier and statesman

Carlos María de Alvear Carlos María de Alvear (October 25, 1789 in Santo Ángel, Rio Grande do Sul – November 3, 1852 in New York), was an Argentine soldier and statesman, Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata in 1815. Early life H ...

and father of

Marcelo Torcuato 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 between from 1922 to 1928. His period of government coincided precisely with the en ...

, president of Argentina from 1922 to 1928. He was also a Freemason. Plaza de Mayo 1904

In 1880

was declared the capital city of

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, and Torcuato de Alvear served as the first mayor of the city until 1887. During this period he improved the road and street networks, the water and electricity supply, public transport and street lighting and other public services.

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1822 births 1890 deaths People from Montevideo Argentine people of Spanish descent National Autonomist Party politicians Mayors of Buenos Aires Argentine Freemasons Burials at La Recoleta Cemetery {{Argentina-mayor-stub