José María Leandro Gómez Calvo, better known as Leandro Gómez (

Montevideo Montevideo (, ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2023 census, the city proper has a population of 1,302,954 (about 37.2% of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...

, 13 March 1811 –

Paysandú Paysandú () is the capital and most populous city of the Paysandú Department in western Uruguay. Located on the banks of the Uruguay River, it is the country's List of cities in Uruguay, fourth-largest city and a vital cultural and economic hu ...

, 2 January 1865) was a Uruguayan military officer and politician. A member of the National Party, he is best remembered for his heroical defense during the

Siege of Paysandú The siege of Paysandú began on 3 December 1864, during the Uruguayan War, when Brazilian forces (under the Marquis of Tamandaré) and Colorado forces (under Venancio Flores) attempted to capture the city of Paysandú in Uruguay from its Uru ...

in 1864.See: * ; * ; * . The Route 26 is named after him.

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* * * 1811 births 1865 deaths Uruguayan generals National Party (Uruguay) politicians Burials in Paysandú Department {{Uruguay-mil-bio-stub Uruguayan people of Galician descent