18 de octubre

1801. Birth of Justo José de Urquiza

18 October commemorates the birth, in 1801, of General Justo José de Urquiza, a prominent Argentine military leader and statesman. After the Battle of Caseros (1852), he promoted the Constitution of 1853 and became the first President of the Argentine Confederation. He also encouraged immigration and the establishment of agricultural colonies in Entre Ríos, playing a major role in the region’s development.