Nicolás Avellaneda

President of Argentina

October 3, 1837 San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán

November 24, 1885(1885-11-24) (48) At sea

October 12, 1874 – October 11, 1880

3rd President of Argentina Not to be confused with Nicolás Avellaneda (footballer). Nicolás Remigio Aurelio Avellaneda Silva (3 October 1837 – 24 November 1885) was an Argentine politician and journalist, and President of Argentina from 1874 to 1880. Avellaneda's main projects while in office were banking and education reform, leading to Argentina's economic growth. The most important events of his government were the Conquest of the Desert and the transformation of the Buenos Aires into a federal district.