José Camilo Crotto

José Camilo Crotto (1863–1936) was an Argentine politician, founder member of the Radical Civic Union.[2] He served as national Senator[3] and was Governor of Buenos Aires Province between 1918 and 1921.[4]

José Camilo Crotto
Gobernador de la Provincia de Buenos Aires
In office
1918–1921
Personal details
BornMay 26, 1863
Dolores, Buenos Aires
Died1936
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Resting placeLa Recoleta Cemetery
Nationality Argentine
Political partyRadical Civic Union
Spouse(s)Eva Ángela Mazzini.[1]
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLegal
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Early life

José Camilo was born Dolores, son of Giuseppe Crotto and Valeria Villas, belonging to a family of French-Italian roots.[5] He received his primary education in his hometown. Later in 1873, Crotto became a pupil at San Jose school, where he completed his secondary education.[6]

Education

Crotto obtained his law degree at the University of Buenos Aires in 1888.[7]

Political career

José Camilo Crotto was involved in the military civic uprisings, organized by the Civic Union. In 1890, he participated in the Revolution of the Park, and 15 years later in the Revolution of 1905.[8] Between 1909 and 1918, Crotto was president of the Unión Cívica Radical.[9] In 1912, he was elected national senator,[10] and on May 1, 1918 Crotto assumed the government of the province. He resigned in 1921, due to disagreements with Hipólito Yrigoyen.[11]

References
  1. Crotto: historia de una ingratitud. Ernesto Quiroga Micheo, Ernesto Raúl Quiroga Vergara.
  2. Modern Argentine Poetry: Exile, Displacement, Migration. Ben Bollig.
  3. Diario de sesiones de la Cámara de Senadores. Argentina. Congreso de la Nación. Senado de la Nación.
  4. Lo intraducible: ensayos sobre poesía y traducción. Alejandro Bekes.
  5. Origen y Evolución de Dolores. Reseña de un pueblo de la provincia de Buenos Aires. Pirali, Juan Carlos.
  6. Quien es quien en la Argentina; biografías contemporáneas. G. Kraft, ltda.
  7. Buenos Aires, la gran provincia:. Tall. gráf. Ferrari hnos.
  8. Historia argentina fundamental: los ciclos y los hechos. Jorge María Ramallo.
  9. Roque: Sáenz Peña: el presidente que forjó la democracia moderna. María Sáenz Quesada.
  10. Sáenz Peña-- "salió la nueva ley!": elecciones en la ciudad de Buenos Aires, 1912. Carlos Alberto Giacobone.
  11. Historia argentina contemporánea, 1862-1930: Historia de las provincias y sus pueblos. 2 v. Academia Nacional de la Historia (Argentina).
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