Preceded by Roque Saenz Pena Name Victorino la Party National Autonomist Party | Nationality Argentine Succeeded by Hipolito Yrigoyen Profession Lawyer | |
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Political party National Autonomist Party Role Former President of Argentina Died October 2, 1919, Buenos Aires, Argentina Presidential term August 10, 1914 – October 11, 1916 Spouse Emily Henry de la Plaza (m. 1884), Ecilda Belvis Castellanos de la Plaza (m. 1870) Previous offices President of Argentina (1914–1916), Vice President of Argentina (1910–1914) | ||
Preceded by Jose Figueroa Alcorta | ||
DiFilm - Victorino de la Plaza revista naval Escuadra Argentina 1916
Victorino de la Plaza y Palacios (November 2, 1840 – October 2, 1919) was President of Argentina from 9 August 1914 to 11 October 1916.
Second son of José Roque Mariano de la Plaza Elejalde and Manuela de la Silva Palacios; his older brother, Rafael de la Plaza, was also a politician and acted as governor of Santiago del Estero Province.
He studied law in Buenos Aires and obtained his doctorate in 1868. Was secretary of Dalmacio Vélez Sársfield and collaborated on the writing of the Argentine Civil Code. Was Treasury Minister under Nicolás Avellaneda (1876), later Interventor in Corrientes Province (1878) and Foreign Minister (1882) and Treasury (1883-1885) during the first Julio Argentino Roca administration. Was elected vicepresident for the National Union presided by Roque Sáenz Peña in 1910. He assumed the presidency after the death of Sáenz Peña and governed between 1914 and 1916. He died of pneumonia after retiring from politics.
