Juan Antonio Lavalleja

Juan Antonio Lavalleja
Juan Antonio Lavalleja
President of Uruguay
In office
1853–1853
Preceded byVenancio Flores
Succeeded byFructuoso Rivera
Personal details
Born(1784-06-24)24 June 1784
Minas, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (now Uruguay)
Died22 October 1853(1853-10-22) (aged 69)

Juan Antonio Lavalleja y de la Torre (June 24, 1784 – October 22, 1853) was a Uruguayan revolutionary and political figure.[1] He was born in Minas, nowadays being located in the Lavalleja Department, which was named after him.

  1. ^ Machado, Roberto Pinheiro (2018-06-11). Brazilian History: Culture, Society, Politics 1500-2010. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 62. ISBN 978-1-5275-1209-2.