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Domingo F. Sarmiento

Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Image File history File links en: President of Argentina Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (1868-1874). ...

Term of Office: October 12, 1868
October 12, 1874
Predecessor: Bartolomé Mitre
Successor: Nicolás Avellaneda
Vice-president: Adolfo Alsina
Date of Birth: February 15, 1811
Place of Birth: San Juan
Date of Death: September 11, 1888
Place of Death: Asunción, Paraguay
Profession: Journalist
Political Party: Liberal

Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Albarracín (February 15, 1811September 11, 1888) was an Argentine statesman, educator, and author. He was president of Argentina from 1868 to 1874. is the 285th day of the year (286th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Media:Example. ... is the 285th day of the year (286th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Bartolomé Mitre Martínez (1821-1906) was an Argentine statesman, military figure, and author. ... Nicolás Remigio Aurelio Avellaneda Silva (1837-1885) was an Argentine politician and journalist, and president of Argentina from 1874 to 1880. ... Adolfo Alsina Adolfo Alsina (born January 4, 1829 in Buenos Aires - died December 29, 1877) was an Argentine lawyer and Unitarian politician, and one of the founders of the Partido Autonomista and the Partido Autonomista Nacional. ... is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1811 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Capital City of San Juan Province in Argentina Categories: Argentina geography stubs ... is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... This article lists political parties in Argentina. ... is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1811 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Current President Néstor Kirchner The President of Argentina (full title: President of the Argentine Nation, Spanish: Presidente de la Nación Argentina) is the head of state of Argentina. ...


Sarmiento was born in San Juan, Argentina. Capital City of San Juan Province in Argentina Categories: Argentina geography stubs ...


During the 1830s and 1840s, he lived in exile in Chile, where he wrote his best known work Facundo (1845), where he shows his point of view about caudillismo and personalism in politics. He became very interested in the Chilean public school system, and traveled to places such as the United States and Europe to improve his teaching ability. Sarmiento met the American educator Horace Mann and then maintained a prolonged letter exchange with his widow Mary Mann. Events and Trends Electromagnetic induction discovered by Michael Faraday Dutch-speaking farmers known as Voortrekkers emigrate northwards from the Cape Colony Croquet invented in Ireland Railroad construction begins in earnest in the United States Egba refugees fleeing the Yoruba civil wars found the city of Abeokuta in south-west Nigeria... // Events and Trends Technology First use of general anesthesia in an operation, by Crawford Long The first electrical telegraph sent by Samuel Morse on May 24, 1844 from Baltimore to Washington, D.C.. War, peace and politics First signing of the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi) on February... Facundo (subtitiled civilization and Barbarism) A book written by Argentinian Domingo Sarmiento in 1845, it was written partly in protest to the regime of Juan Manuel de Rosas who ruled Argentina from 1835-1852. ... Caudillo is a Spanish (caudilho in Portuguese) word usually used to designate a political-military leader at the head of an authoritative power. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... Horace Mann (May 4, 1796 – August 2, 1859) was an American education reformer and abolitionist. ...


His university degree was an honorary one from the University of Michigan, where a bust of him still stands in the Modern Languages Building. The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (UM, U of M or U-M) is a coeducational public research university in the state of Michigan, and one of the foremost universities in the United States. ...


In Chile, he entered into an intense debate with the neoclassicist theorist Andrés Bello over the nature of literature, Sarmiento coming down firmly on the side of Romanticism. His Facundo is considered the first important Latin American essay, and regarded by some as an important precursor to the novel, which got off to a late start in his part of the world. Facundo is important for many reasons: narrative style, political philosophy, and the codification of heterogeneous cultures — gauchos, blacks, and indigenous peoples. Facundo (subtitiled civilization and Barbarism) A book written by Argentinian Domingo Sarmiento in 1845, it was written partly in protest to the regime of Juan Manuel de Rosas who ruled Argentina from 1835-1852. ...

Sarmiento at Mitre Library, by the sculptor Erminio Blotta, Rosario, Argentina

In 1868, Sarmiento was elected to become the new president in place of the liberal Bartolomé Mitre. During Sarmiento's presidency, student enrollment doubled, and about a hundred public libraries were built. Sarmiento was also able to increase the amount of immigration from Europe with an extensive international campaign. Besides the considerable build-up of the Argentine education system, Sarmiento's presidency was also characterized by an economic policy that - unlike that of his liberal-conservative predecessors (and successors) - rejected British-backed free trade ideas and supported the national industry with protectionist policies, tariffs and a rise of import tax rates. His presidency also witnessed the end of the War of the Triple Alliance against Paraguay, and the 3 de Febrero Project, which led to the creation of the Buenos Aires Zoo. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 392 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (750 × 1146 pixel, file size: 514 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Imagen de la Cabeza del Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, en la Biblioteca Mitre, Rosario, Argentina. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 392 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (750 × 1146 pixel, file size: 514 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Imagen de la Cabeza del Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, en la Biblioteca Mitre, Rosario, Argentina. ... Erminio Blotta (1892-11-08 – 1976-01-23) was an Argentine sculptor of Italian origin. ... Bartolomé Mitre Martínez (1821-1906) was an Argentine statesman, military figure, and author. ... Free trade is an economic concept referring to the selling of products between countries without tariffs or other trade barriers. ... Protectionism is the economic policy of promoting favored domestic industries through the use of high tariffs and other regulations to discourage imports. ... Combatants Paraguay Uruguay, Argentina, Empire of Brazil Commanders Francisco Solano López José E. Díaz Pedro II of Brazil Duke of Caxias Bartolomé Mitre Venancio Flores Strength at the beginning of the war ca. ... Buenos Aires Zoo The Buenos Aires Zoo covers 18 hectares in the neighbourhood of Palermo in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ...


In a letter to Mitre, Sarmiento wrote "Fertilizing the soil with their blood is the only thing gauchos are good for". Historian José María Rosa interprets this as proof of Sarmiento's harshness towards the lower non-educated classes in Argentina, especially the Gauchos. José María Rosa (born August 20, 1906 in Buenos Aires; died July 2, 1991) was an Argentine historian, one of the most notorious of the Argentine nationalist revisionist historians. ... Gauchos taming horses in Corrientes Province, Argentina. ...


He died in Asunción, (Paraguay) and was buried in La Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... La Recoleta Cemetery is a famous cemetery located in the exclusive Recoleta neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... For other uses, see Buenos Aires (disambiguation). ...


Latin American Teacher's Day was established in Sarmiento's honor at the 1943 Interamerican Conference on Education, which was held in Panama. Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... Teachers Day is a national holiday in some countries. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


There is a statue in honor of Sarmiento in Boston on the Commonwealth Avenue Mall, between Gloucester and Hereford streets, erected in 1973. Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... Commonwealth Avenue (often abbreviated Comm Ave by locals) is a road in the city of Boston, Massachusetts beginning at the western edge of the Public Garden, and continuing west through the Back Bay, Kenmore Square, and the suburbs of Brighton and Chestnut Hill. ...


A bust of Sarmiento stands outside of the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection and the Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas. The University of Texas at Austin (often referred to as The University of Texas, UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a doctoral/research university located in Austin, Texas. ... Austin most often refers to: Austin, Texas, a city in the United States and the state capital of Texas In the United States: Austin, Chicago, in Illinois Austin, Indiana Austin, Minnesota Austin, Nevada Austin, Oregon In Canada: Austin, Manitoba Austin, Ontario Austin, Quebec Elsewhere: Austin Road Austin Powers, a fictional... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ...


Selected works

  • Mi defensa
  • Facundo - Civilización y Barbarie - Vida de Juan Facundo Quiroga
  • Viajes, Argirópolis
  • Recuerdos de Provincia (translated into English by Elizabeth Garrels and Asa Zatz as Recollections of a Provincial Past, Library of Latin America, Oxford University Press, 2005; ISBN 0-19-511369-1)
  • Campaña del Ejército Grande
  • Conflicto y armonías de las razas en América
  • De la educación popular
  • Travels in the United States in 1847 (edited and translated into English by Michael Aaron Rockland)

Facundo (subtitiled civilization and Barbarism) A book written by Argentinian Domingo Sarmiento in 1845, it was written partly in protest to the regime of Juan Manuel de Rosas who ruled Argentina from 1835-1852. ...

Sources

  • "My dear sir: Mary Mann's letters to Sarmiento, 1865–1881", by Mary Tyler Peabody Mann, ISBN 987-98659-0-1, 2001, Publisher: Instituto Cultural Argentino Norteamericano.
  • Historia Argentina by José María Rosa
Preceded by
Bartolomé Mitre
President of Argentina
1868–1874
Succeeded by
Nicolás Avellaneda

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Domingo Faustino Sarmiento - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (498 words)
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Albarracín (February 15, 1811 – September 11, 1888) was an Argentine statesman, educator, and author.
In 1868, Sarmiento was elected to become the new president in place of the liberal Bartolomé Mitre.
Sarmiento proved to be a very harsh leader towards the lower class of Argentina, especially the Gaucho class.
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