Juan Bautista Alberdi

Juan Bautista Alberdi was born in Tucumán on 29 August 1810, according to Canal 26; his mother died as a result of his birth. An opponent of Rosas, he went into exile in Montevideo, where he completed his law studies, and then became a lawyer in Valparaíso. An essay that he published in 1852 served as the foundation of the constitution of 1853. A representative of the Confederation in Paris, Madrid and London from 1855, according to Biografías y Vidas, he opposed the war against Paraguay and died on 19 June 1884 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.

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