Washington Beltrán Barbat (February 7, 1885 – April 2, 1920) was a Uruguayan political figure and journalist.
Background and career
Originally from
Tacuarembó
Tacuarembó ( Guaraní language, Guarani: ''Takuarembo'', literally: "Bamboo shoot") is the capital city of the Tacuarembó Department in north-central Uruguay.
History
On 24 October 1831, a presidential decree by Fructuoso Rivera ordered the cr ...
, Beltrán moved to
Montevideo
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and became a lawyer and a prolific journalist and writer. He co-founded the ''
El País
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'' newspaper in 1918.
His son,
Washington Beltrán Mullin
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, lawyer and journalist, was to serve as president of the
National Council of Government 1965-1966. Another of his sons,
Enrique
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, was also a notable politician.
Deputy
Beltrán was elected to serve as a deputy and became a prominent member of the
National (Blanco) Party. He was noted for his effectiveness at giving political speeches.
Death
In 1920, Washington Beltrán Barbat was killed in a pistol duel with former
President of Uruguay
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José Batlle y Ordóñez
José Pablo Torcuato Batlle y Ordóñez ( or ; 23 May 1856 – 20 October 1929), nicknamed ''Don Pepe'', was a prominent Uruguayan politician who served two terms as President of Uruguay for the Colorado Party. The son of a former president, ...
.
See also
*
Politics of Uruguay
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*
List of political families in Uruguay
References
1885 births
1920 deaths
People from Tacuarembó
20th-century Uruguayan lawyers
Uruguayan people of Spanish descent
National Party (Uruguay) politicians
Members of the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay
Politicians killed in duels
Deaths by firearm in Uruguay
Uruguayan duellists
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