1875 in Argentina

Events in the year 1875 in Argentina.

Incumbents

• President: Nicolás Avellaneda
• Vice President: Mariano Acosta

Events

• March 9 - The settlement of Deán Funes, Córdoba, is founded, when the Deán Funes, Córdoba when the Ferrocarril Central Norte (railway) from Córdoba reaches the area.
• September 29 - The Casa de Moneda de la República Argentina is inaugurated, under Law 733 of 1875 which ordered the creation of two mints, one in Buenos Aires and another in Salta.^[1]

Births

• February 17 - Rómulo Sebastián Naón, lawyer, politician and diplomat, Ambassador to the United States 1910-1919 (died 1941)
• February 27 - Manuel Ugarte, author, writer and member of the Socialist Party (died 1951)^[2]

Deaths

• June 30 - Dalmacio Vélez Sársfield, lawyer and politician (born 1800)^[3]
• November 17 - Hilario Ascasubi, poet (born 1807)

References

1. (Spanish) Historia de la moneda
2. Biography of Ugarte (in English)
3. Luna, Félix; et ál (1999). Dalmacio Vélez Sarsfield (Spanish). Grandes Protagonistas de la Historia Argentina. Buenos Aires: Grupo Editorial Planeta. ISBN 950-49-0794-6.