Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (; born Domingo Faustino Fidel Valentín Sarmiento y Albarracín; 15 February 1811 – 11 September 1888) was an Argentine activist, intellectual, writer, statesman and President of Argentina. His writing spanned a wide range of genres and topics, from journalism to autobiography, to political philosophy and history. He was a member of a group of intellectuals, known as the ''Generation of 1837'', who had a great influence on 19th-century Argentina. He was particularly concerned with educational issues and was also an important influence on the region's literature.Sarmiento grew up in a poor but politically active family that paved the way for many of his future accomplishments. Between 1843 and 1850, he was frequently in exile, and wrote in both Chile and in Argentina. His greatest literary achievement was ''Facundo'', a critique of Juan Manuel de Rosas, that Sarmiento wrote while working for the newspaper ''El Progreso'' during his exile in Chile. The book brought him far more than just literary recognition; he expended his efforts and energy on the war against dictatorships, specifically that of Rosas, and contrasted enlightened Europe—a world where, in his eyes, democracy, social services, and intelligent thought were valued—with the barbarism of the ''gaucho'' and especially the ''caudillo'', the ruthless strongmen of nineteenth-century Argentina.
While president of Argentina from 1868 to 1874, Sarmiento championed intelligent thought—including education for children and women—and democracy for Latin America. He also took advantage of the opportunity to modernize and develop train systems, a postal system, and a comprehensive education system. He spent many years in ministerial roles on the federal and state levels where he travelled abroad and examined other education systems.
Sarmiento died in Asunción, Paraguay, at the age of 77 from a heart attack. He was buried in Buenos Aires. Today, he is respected as a political innovator and writer. Miguel de Unamuno considered him among the greatest writers of Castilian prose. Provided by Wikipedia
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Estados Unidos / by Sarmiento, Domingo Faustino, 1811-1888
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Life in the Argentine Republic in the days of the tyrants or Civilization and Barbarism / by Sarmiento, Domingo Faustino, 1811-1888
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Arjiropolis o La capital de los Estados Confederados del Rio de la Plata : solución de las dificultades que embarazan la pacificación permanete del Rio de la Plata, por medio de la... by Sarmiento, Domingo Faustino, 1811-1888
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Recuerdos de provincia / by Sarmiento, Domingo Faustino, 1811-1888
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Viajes : Europa, Africa, América / by Sarmiento, Domingo Faustino, 1811-1888
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Contra Rosas / by Sarmiento, Domingo Faustino, 1811-1888
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Facundo o civilización y barbarie / by Sarmiento, Domingo Faustino, 1811-1888
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Política de Rosas / by Sarmiento, Domingo Faustino, 1811-1888
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Recuerdos de provincia / by Sarmiento, Domingo Faustino, 1811-1888
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Discursos parlamentarios / by Sarmiento, Domingo Faustino, 1811-1888
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Chile : descripciones, viajes, episodios, costumbres / by Sarmiento, Domingo Faustino, 1811-1888
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Vida de Dominguito / by Sarmiento, Domingo Faustino, 1811-1888
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Facundo / by Sarmiento, Domingo Faustino, 1811-1888
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Sarmiento en el destierro / by Sarmiento, Domingo Faustino, 1811-1888
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Ideas pedagógicas / by Sarmiento, Domingo Faustino, 1811-1888
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Facundo o civilización y barbarie / by Sarmiento, Domingo Faustino, 1811-1888
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Mi vida / by Sarmiento, Domingo Faustino, 1811-1888
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