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Bartolomé Mitre
1821–1906
A soldier, statesman, journalist, and historian, he helped shape modern Argentina while also leaving behind influential historical writing. His life moved between the battlefield, the presidency, and the page, which gives his work an unusual sense of firsthand urgency.
3 Audiobooks
Argentina, Legend and History
by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, Carlos O. (Carlos Octavio) Bunge, Luis María Drago, Juana Manuela Gorriti, Pedro Goyena, Juan María Gutiérrez, Pedro Lacasa, Lucio Vicente López, Vicente Fidel López, Vicente López y Planes, Bartolomé Mitre, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, Marcos Sastre
Rimas
by Bartolomé Mitre
The Emancipation of South America
by Bartolomé Mitre
About the author
Born in Buenos Aires in 1821, Bartolomé Mitre became one of the major public figures of 19th-century Argentina. He is remembered as a general and political leader, and he served as president of Argentina from 1862 to 1868, becoming the first president of the unified nation.
Mitre was also deeply involved in journalism and letters. He founded La Nación, one of Argentina's best-known newspapers, and wrote important historical works on figures such as Manuel Belgrano and José de San Martín. That mix of public action and historical interpretation helped make him a lasting presence in Argentine cultural life, not just its political history.
He died in 1906, but his reputation endured because he stood at the crossroads of politics, war, and writing. For readers today, his work offers more than biography or history alone: it comes from someone who took part in the making of the world he later described.