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Santiago Derqui | |
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| 4th President of Argentina | |
| In office March 5, 1860 – November 4, 1861 | |
| Vice President | Juan E. Pedernera |
| Preceded by | Justo José de Urquiza |
| Succeeded by | Juan E. Pedernera |
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| Born | (1809-06-21)June 21, 1809 |
| Died | November 5, 1867(1867-11-05) (aged 58) |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Spouse | Modesta García de Cossio y Vedoya Lagraña |
Santiago Rafael Luis Manuel José María Derqui Rodríguez (Córdoba June 21, 1809 –Corrientes November 5, 1867) waspresident of Argentina from March 5, 1860 to November 5, 1861. He was featured on the 10australes note, which is now obsolete.
The firstborn son of Manuel José María Derqui y García and his wife Ramona Rodríguez y Orduña, Santiago Derqui studied at theCórdoba National University, receiving a degree in law in 1831. At the university he was professor of law, then of philosophy, and finally vice-dean. On May 14, 1845, he married ModestaGarcía de Cossio y Vedoya Lagraña (1825–1885) with whom he had three boys (Manuel Santiago, Simón, and Santiago Martín Antonio) and three girls (Josefa, Justa Dolores Belisaria, and María del Carmen Modesta Leonor).
He was first assistant and then Minister of the government ofCorrientes Province underJosé María Paz.Justo José de Urquiza named him 'Business administrator' and sent him toParaguay on a foreign business mission. He becamedeputy forCórdoba Province. In 1854 Urquiza named him head of theMinistry of Justice, Education and Public Instruction, where he worked for the six years of Urquiza's mandate, pushing forward the still-emerging nation. He was an active Freemason.[1]
After Urquiza's mandate, Derqui became constitutional president. Being from Córdoba and not fromBuenos Aires, it was expected that under his rule the continuous revolts of the provincial governments against the federal government would end.
Derqui accepted the revised national constitution with the changes that would favour Buenos Aires, and named the countryRepública Argentina.This and other unpopular policies towards the rest of the country provoked a general discontent in the provinces that led to theBattle of Pavón. Unable to maintain authority, Derqui resigned and fled toMontevideo.
While in exile,Bartolomé Mitre helped him to go back to his wife's native city ofCorrientes, where he would die a few years later.
Derqui consolidated theliberalconstitution of 1853.[2] He advocated forPedro Juan Ferré'sfederalism.[3][4] Besides thatPedro Juan Ferré advocated forfederalism that he was a supporter ofBernardino Rivadavia and applauded his election as president, however he opposed his unitarian policy and rejected the 1826 constitution, what Derqui thought about this is unknown
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| Preceded by | President of Argentina 1860–1861 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Federal Interventor of Córdoba 1861–1861 | Succeeded by |
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