Nicasio V. Oroño (July 20, 1825 in Coronda, Santa Fe – October 12, 1904 in Santa Fe) was an

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politician and lawyer, and governor of Santa Fe between 1865 and 1868.

Youth in the military

Oroño was born to

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Coronel Santiago Oroño and Juana Ávila Baigorria. At age 16 he joined his father and participated of the military campaigns directed by

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and

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. In 1839 he married Joaquina Cullen, daughter of Santa Fe governor Domingo Cullen. In 1852 he participated of the

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led by

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Political career

In 1854 Oroño sent a letter to president of the

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with a proposal for the institutional organization of

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, which was approved. On August 17 of that year he was named Customs Administrator, an important position during those times. After the promulgation of the law that gave Rosario city status, the governor of Santa Fe José María Cullen, Oroño's brother-in-law, named him political chief of the city. Oroño created a vigilance service for the city. Under his administration the

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was opened. The Municipality of Rosario honoured his legacy by renaming a major street as

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in 1904. Together with Marcelino Freyre, Oroño represented Santa Fe in the Assembly that wrote the

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in 1853. In 1862 Oroño was elected member of the

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, but in 1865 he resigned, after being chosen to replace Patricio Cullen as governor of Santa Fe Province. In the latter office he focused on the institutionalization of the province. When he finished his mandate in 1868 he was elected national senator, and from his seat he promoted the expansion and population of the country. After a period of political inactivity, Oroño was named director of the Office of Lands and Colonies of the Nation in 1891, but was removed from the charge after political differences with

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. In 1899 he was elected as constitutional deputy for the convention that a year later sanctioned the provincial constitution of Santa Fe. He was again elected national deputy in 1902, but died two years later.

References

* Javier Etcheverry
''Nicasio Oroño: Una biografía''
(extract). * National Teachers' Library
Works about Nicasio Oroño
{{DEFAULTSORT:Orono, Nicasio 1825 births 1904 deaths Members of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies elected in Santa Fe Governors of Santa Fe Province Members of the Argentine Senate for Santa Fe 19th-century Argentine lawyers People from San Jerónimo Department