Adolfo Saldías | |
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| Born | (1849-09-06)September 6, 1849 |
| Died | October 17, 1914(1914-10-17) (aged 65) |
| Allegiance |  Argentina |
| Battles / wars | Revolution of the Park |
Adolfo Saldías (Buenos Aires, 6 September 1849;La Paz,Bolivia 17 October 1914) was an Argentinehistorian,lawyer,politician,soldier anddiplomat.
Saldías received his law degree in 1875 and published a thesis on the subject ofCivil matrimony. he started to participate in politics through the popular Autonomist Party of Buenos Aires, led byAdolfo Alsina and confrontingBartolomé Mitre, along withAristóbulo del Valle,Leandro Alem andBernardo de Irigoyen with whom he would form the futureRadical Civic Union party.
He took an active part on theRevolution of the Park and was one of the first to enter the Artillery Park, along with Leandro Alem, being arrested and exiled toUruguay. A founding member of the Radical Civic Union in 1891, he was again part of an armed insurrection in theRevolution of 1893, being arrested, incarcerated inUshuaia and again exiled to Uruguay.In 1898, he was named Minister of Public Works and in 1902, Vicegobernor ofBuenos Aires Province, followingBernardo de Irigoyen.
He was an activefreemason.[1]José María Rosa andFermín Chávez recognize in Saldías the precursor of therevisionist school of Argentine politics. He wrote works on the life ofJuan Manuel de Rosas and the Argentine Confederation, which earned him intellectual prestige and good sales income, and the favor of being considered as part of the Buenos Aires intellectual elite. In 1881 he published the first version of what in 1888 would be his master work, theHistoria de la Confederación Argentina. With ingenuity, he dedicated it to Mitre and sent it to him for consideration. Mitre responded harshly, condemning the work, his conclusions and the author. The press of the day ignored the book, limiting its publication. As author, he was practically condemned to a civil death, as it was not even commented upon in the press, not even to criticize it.
In 1912, he travelled toBolivia as official envoy and ambassador, a post he maintained until his death.[2]
Saldías station in Buenos Aires is named after him.
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