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Juan Carlos Blanco Fernández (15 September 1847 – 13 January 1910) was a
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an political figure and education advocate.


Background

He was closely identified with the
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and
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Parties. He married Luisa Acevedo Vásquez, daughter of the prominent jurist Eduardo Acevedo Maturana. His son
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was to become a Deputy for
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. His son
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was himself to become Foreign Minister of
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. His grandson Juan Carlos Blanco Estradé was also to become Foreign Minister of
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.


Political offices

He was Foreign Minister of
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in 1886. He served as the President of the Senate of Uruguay from 1901 to 1902. He had been elected to serve as Deputy for
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in 1873.


Other notable activities

He was identified with the cause of education reform in
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and was a close associate of Pedro Varela and others in this field. He was President of the Bank of the Republic 1907–1910.


Death

He died in 1910.


See also

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References

1847 births 1910 deaths Presidents of the Senate of Uruguay Ministers of foreign relations of Uruguay Colorado Party (Uruguay) politicians Members of the Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay 19th-century Paraguayan educators Constitutional Party (Uruguay) politicians {{Uruguay-diplomat-stub