Domingo Faustino Sarmiento

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Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (11 September 1811 ? 15 February 1888) was an Argentine statesman, educator, and author.

Sarmiento was born in San Juan.

He was president of Argentina from 1868 to 1874.

Sarmiento was a prolific writer; his best known work is Facundo (1845), an in-depth study of caudillismo and personalism in politics.

He died in Asunci? (Paraguay)

Selected works

• Mi defensa
• Civilizaci? y Barbarie - Vida de Juan Facundo Quiroga
• Viajes, Argir?olis
• Recuerdos de Provincia
• Campa? del Ej?cito Grande
• Conflictos y armon?s de las razas de Am?ica
• De la educaci? popular

Sarmiento's portrait appears on the Argentine Peso $50 bill.

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