Bartolomé Mitre

President of Argentina

26 June 1821 Buenos Aires

19 January 1906(1906-01-19) (84) Buenos Aires

12 October 1862 – 12 October 1868 Interim: 12 December 1861 – 12 October 1862

President of Argentina Bartolomé Mitre Martínez (26 June 1821 – 19 January 1906) was an Argentine statesman, soldier and author. He was President of Argentina from 1862 to 1868. Probably the most versatile statesman, military man, politician, journalist, historian, writer and poet. He was a major figure in the second half of the 19th century. He was the figure that best characterized liberalism in Argentina, but he was a moderate and flexible liberal, not dogmatic.