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Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
1811–1888
A teacher, writer, and reformer who rose from a modest start in San Juan to become president of Argentina, he left a huge mark on the country’s schools and public life. His books and speeches still stand out for their energy, ambition, and fierce belief in education.
4 Audiobooks
Facundo
by Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
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
Estados Unidos
by Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
Educación común en el Estado de Buenos-Aires
by Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
About the author
Born in San Juan in 1811, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento became one of the most influential public figures in 19th-century Argentina. He worked as a teacher, journalist, writer, diplomat, and politician, and he is especially remembered for linking education to national progress.
Sarmiento spent part of his life in exile in Chile, where he wrote and published extensively. His best-known book, Facundo, mixed biography, politics, and social criticism, and helped make him one of the major voices of his time. He later served as president of Argentina from 1868 to 1874.
As president and public intellectual, he pushed for more schools, teacher training, libraries, and modern infrastructure. Admired for his drive and vision, and debated for some of his harsh views on society and politics, he remains a central figure in Argentine history and literature.