José Evaristo Uriburu

José Félix Evaristo de Uriburu y Álvarez de Arenales (19 November 1831 – 23 October 1914)^[1] was President of Argentina from 23 January 1895 to 12 October 1898.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Evaristo de Uriburu and the second or maternal family name is Álvarez de Arenales.

José Evaristo Uriburu
13th President of Argentina
In office 24 January 1895 – 11 October 1898
Preceded by	Luis Sáenz Peña
Succeeded by	Julio A. Roca
8th Vice President of Argentina
In office 12 October 1892 – 23 January 1895
President	Luis Sáenz Peña
Preceded by	Carlos Pellegrini
Succeeded by	Norberto Quirno Costa
Personal details
Born	19 November 1831 Salta
Died	23 October 1914(1914-10-23) (aged 82) Buenos Aires
Party	National Autonomist Party
Other political affiliations	Republican Party
Spouse(s)	Virginia Uriburu Leonor Tezanos Pinto
Relations	Evaristo de Uriburu (father) María Josefa Álvarez de Arenales (mother)
Children	Rita, Sara, Jorge, Carlos and Virginia de Uriburu (with Virginia Uriburu) José Evaristo, Jr and Leonor de Uriburu (with Leonor Tezanos Pinto)[citation needed]
Profession	Lawyer
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He was an adept diplomat; participating as arbiter on the peace negotiations on the War of the Pacific between Chile, Perú and Bolivia.

He was vice-president and became president of Argentina in 1895 when Luis Sáenz Peña resigned.

His son was José Evaristo Uriburu y Tezanos Pinto (1880–1956), Argentinian Ambassador in London in the 1920s, and father of Clarita de Uriburu, Cecil Beaton's model.^[2]

Work in office as president

• Reformed the National Constitution in 1898.
• Created the National Lottery (Lotería Nacional de Beneficencia).
• Created the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes Buenos Aires.
• Created the Otto Krause Technical School.

Other offices held

• Federal Judge, Salta (1872–1874)
• National Deputy (lower house of Congress)
• House President (1876–1877)
• Justice Minister under Bartolomé Mitre for a short time (1867).
• Senator for the City of Buenos Aires (1901–1910)