Research topic: Domingo Faustino Sarmiento

Domingo Faustino Sarmiento , 1811-88, Argentine statesman, educator, and author, president of the republic (1868-74). An opponent of Juan Manuel de Rosas , he spent years of exile in Chile, becoming known as a journalist and an educational reformer. He toured Europe and North America and was impressed by the school system and the political organization of the United States. He helped Urquiza to overthrow Rosas in 1852 and became active in politics. In Oct., 1868, he succeeded Bartolomé Mitre as president. His administration was marked by the conclusion of the War of the Triple... Read more