José Pedro Varela Berro (19 March 1845 - 24 October 1879) was an
Uruguayan
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sociologist,
journalist
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,
politician
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, and educator. He was born in
Montevideo
Montevideo () is the capital and largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . Montevideo is situated on the southern co ...
.
Uruguay adopted free, compulsory, and secular education in 1876, thanks to his efforts. It was because of Varela that Uruguay established the 1877 Law of Common Education, which continues to influence Uruguay. The
José Pedro Varela National School is named after him.
Early life
José Pedro Varela was born on 19 March 1845 in
Montevideo
Montevideo () is the capital and largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . Montevideo is situated on the southern co ...
. He was the son of Benita Gumersinda Berro Larrañaga and Jacobo Dionisio Varela Sanxines.
See also
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Lorenzo Latorre
Lorenzo Latorre, full name Lorenzo Antonio Inocencio Latorre Jampen, (8 July 1844 – 18 January 1916) was a Uruguayan officer and politician, who was a dictator and President of Uruguay from 10 March 1876 until 15 March 1880. During his rule po ...
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1845 births
1879 deaths
People from Montevideo
Uruguayan people of Galician descent
Uruguayan sociologists
Uruguayan politicians
Uruguayan journalists
Uruguayan educators
19th-century journalists
Male journalists
19th-century male writers
Burials at the Central Cemetery of Montevideo
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