Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (11 September 1811 15 February 1888) was an Argentine statesman, educator, and author.
Sarmiento was born in San Juan.
He was president of Argentina from 1868 to 1874.
Sarmiento was a prolific writer; his best known work is Facundo (1845), an in-depth study of caudillismo and personalism in politics.
He died in Asunción (Paraguay)
Selected works
- Mi defensa
- Civilización y Barbarie - Vida de Juan Facundo Quiroga
- Viajes, Argirópolis
- Recuerdos de Provincia
- Campaña del Ejército Grande
- Conflictos y armonías de las razas de América
- De la educación popular
Sarmiento's portrait appears on the Argentine Peso $50 bill.
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