José Batlle y Ordóñez

President of Uruguay

May 21, 1856 Montevideo, Uruguay

October 20, 1929(1929-10-20) (73) Montevideo, Uruguay

1 March 1911 – 1 March 1915

Politician, President of Uruguay In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Batlle and the second or maternal family name is Ordóñez. Part of a series on the History of Uruguay Early History Indigenous peoples in Uruguay Banda Oriental Spanish-Portuguese War Treaty of Madrid British invasions Fight for Independence José Gervasio Artigas Federal League Portuguese conquest Cisplatina Thirty-Three Orientals Cisplatine War Treaty of Montevideo Constitution of 1830 Independent State Civil War Uruguayan War Paraguayan War Revolution of the Lances Battle of Masoller 20th Century Batllism 1933 coup d'etat Neo-Batllism Military Regime Tupamaros 1973 coup d'etat Civic-military dictatorship (1973-1985) Uruguayan constitutional referendum, 1980 Modern Uruguay Mercosur Elections in Uruguay Politics of Uruguay Uruguayan constitutional referendum, 1996 Cannabis in Uruguay  Uruguay portalvte José Pablo Torcuato Batlle y Ordóñez (23 May 1856 in Montevideo, Uruguay – 20 October 1929), nicknamed Don Pepe, was a prominent Uruguayan politician, who served two terms as President of Uruguay for the Colorado Party. He was the son of a former president and was widely praised for his introduction of his political system, Batllism, to South America and for his role in modernizing Uruguay through his creation of extensive welfare state reforms. In 1898, he served as interim president for a few weeks. He was later elected to the presidency for two terms: from 1903 to 1907 and from 1911 to 1915. He remains one of the most popular Uruguayan presidents, in part due to his role as a social reformer. Influenced by Krausist liberalism, he is known for introducing unemployment compensation, eight-hour workdays, and universal suffrage, as well as free high school education.