Historical FigureMale
Julio Argentino Roca
1843 – 1914
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryAlejo Julio Argentino Roca Paz was an Argentine army general and statesman who served as President of Argentina from 1880 to 1886 and from 1898 to 1904. Roca is the most important representative of the Generation of '80 and is known for directing the Conquest of the Desert, a series of military campaigns against the indigenous peoples of Patagonia sometimes considered a genocide.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
July 17, 1843
Ingenio La Trinidad
Date of death
October 19, 1914
Buenos Aires
Citizenship
Argentina
Occupations & fields
military officerdiplomatpolitician
- Field and occupation
- bývalý prezident Argentíny
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