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Máximo Tajes Caceres (November 23, 1852 – November 21, 1912) was a
Máximo Tajes died two days before his 60th birthday in November 1912. His residence, near Cerrillos and close to the banks of the Santa Lucia river, is situated on a location called Parrador Tajes. It has become a house museum which is open to the public free of charge.
A road in Carrasco,
Uruguay
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an political figure.'Máximo Tajes', Wikipedia (in Spanish) :es:Máximo Tajes
Background
Tajes came from a military background. He was a member of theColorado Party (Uruguay)
The Colorado Party ( es, Partido Colorado, lit=Red Party) is a liberal political party in Uruguay.
Ideology
The party seeks to unite moderate and liberal groups, although its members have had a diverse set of ideologies since its foundat ...
, which ruled the country almost uninterruptedly for a century. He served as Minister of War from 1882 to 1886 under President Máximo Santos
Máximo Benito Santos Barbosa (15 April 1847 – 19 May 1889) was a Uruguayan political and military figure.
Background
Santos pursued a career in the military, prior to serving as Minister for War from 1880 to 1882. He was a member of the Color ...
.
In November 1886, President Santos, with whom he had poor relations, stepped down from his second term of office.
President of Uruguay
Tajes served asPresident of Uruguay
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from 1886 to 1890.
He was succeeded as President by his Colorado Party (Uruguay)
The Colorado Party ( es, Partido Colorado, lit=Red Party) is a liberal political party in Uruguay.
Ideology
The party seeks to unite moderate and liberal groups, although its members have had a diverse set of ideologies since its foundat ...
colleague Julio Herrera y Obes
Julio Herrera y Obes (January 9, 1841, Montevideo – August 6, 1912, Montevideo), was a Uruguayan political figure.
Background
Herrera y Obes belonged to the Colorado Party.
He had been an adviser to his predecessor, and was instrument ...
.
Death and legacy
Máximo Tajes died two days before his 60th birthday in November 1912. His residence, near Cerrillos and close to the banks of the Santa Lucia river, is situated on a location called Parrador Tajes. It has become a house museum which is open to the public free of charge.
A road in Carrasco, Montevideo
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, is named after Máximo Tajes.
See also
* Colorado Party (Uruguay)#Earlier History *Politics of Uruguay
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References
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