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Lorenzo Cristóbal Manuel Batlle y Grau (August 10, 1810 in
Lorenzo Cristóbal Manuel Batlle y Grau (August 10, 1810 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 ...
– May 8, 1887 in Montevideo) was the president of Uruguay
The president of Uruguay ( es, Presidente del Uruguay), officially known as the president of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (), is the head of state and head of government of Uruguay. Their rights are determined in the Constitution of Urugu ...
from 1868 to 1872.
Family background and early career
He was the son of a wealthy merchant loyal to the Spanish crown. Lorenzo Batlle's sonJosé Batlle y Ordóñez
José Pablo Torcuato Batlle y Ordóñez ( or ; 23 May 1856 in Montevideo, Uruguay – 20 October 1929), nicknamed ''Don Pepe'', was a prominent Uruguayan politician, who served two terms as President of Uruguay for the Colorado Party. He w ...
, nephew Luis Batlle Berres
Luis Conrado Batlle y Berres (26 November 1897 – 15 July 1964) was a Uruguayan political figure.
Background
Batlle Berres was a journalist and prominent member of the Uruguayan Colorado Party. He was selected — in hindsight, with far- ...
and grand-nephew Jorge Batlle Ibáñez
Jorge Luis Batlle Ibáñez (; ''Batlle'' locally or ; 25 October 1927 – 24 October 2016) was a Uruguayan politician and lawyer, and a member of the Colorado Party. He served as the President of Uruguay from 2000 to 2005.
Dr. Jorge Batlle b ...
would also serve as presidents of Uruguay.
Lorenzo Batlle was a military officer and one of the distinguished members of the Colorado Party. He served as Minister of War three times (1847-1851, 1853-1854 and 1865-1868). :es:Lorenzo Batlle He was Minister of Finance
A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation.
A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", ...
from 1856 to 1857.
In March 1868 interim President Pedro Varela
Pedro José Varela Olivera (22 February 1837, Florida, Uruguay – 1906, Montevideo, Uruguay) was a politician and member of the Uruguayan Colorado Party. He was president of Uruguay from February to March 1868 and from January 1875 to March ...
stepped down from the Presidency.
President of Uruguay
He was electedPresident of Uruguay
The president of Uruguay ( es, Presidente del Uruguay), officially known as the president of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (), is the head of state and head of government of Uruguay. Their rights are determined in the Constitution of Urugu ...
, serving from 1868 to 1872.
His presidency failed because of a pre-existing monetary crisis. His attempts to control the country failed and, as a result, a civil war and military uprising erupted, culminating in his presidency and ushering in an era of dictatorship.
Death
He died as a poor man in 1887, but was respected as an historical figure for his attempts to help the country.See also
* List of political families#Uruguay *Colorado Party (Uruguay)
The Colorado Party ( es, Partido Colorado, lit=Red Party) is a liberal political party in Uruguay.
Ideology
The party seeks to unite moderate and liberal groups, although its members have had a diverse set of ideologies since its foundat ...
References
1810 births 1887 deaths People from Montevideo Presidents of Uruguay Uruguayan people of Catalan descent Ministers of Economics and Finance of Uruguay Defence ministers of Uruguay Colorado Party (Uruguay) politicians 19th-century Uruguayan people Uruguayan National Army generals {{Uruguay-mil-bio-stub