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Pedro Goyena
1843–1892
A sharp Argentine public thinker of the 19th century, he moved easily between law, journalism, teaching, and politics. He became especially known for his eloquent defense of Catholic ideas during some of Argentina’s biggest debates over secular reform.
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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
About the author
Born in Buenos Aires on July 24, 1843, he studied at the Colegio Nacional Central and later earned his law degree at the University of Buenos Aires. He went on to teach philosophy and then Roman law, building a reputation as an accomplished speaker and writer as well as a legal scholar.
His public life stretched across journalism, the classroom, and Congress. He wrote for major newspapers and reviews, served briefly as a national deputy, and was part of the circle of Argentine Catholic intellectuals that included figures such as José Manuel Estrada and Emilio Lamarca.
He is most often remembered for his firm opposition to the secularizing reforms associated with Argentina’s Generation of 1880. He died in Buenos Aires on May 17, 1892, leaving behind the image of a forceful polemicist and one of the notable Catholic voices in Argentine public life of his era.