ENTRE RÍOS

ARGENTINE PROVINCE OF ENTRE RÍOS
 
Since 1783 the area between the Paraná and Uruguay rivers in the eastern part of the
intendency Buenos Aires (in the Spanish Vice-Royalty of the Río de la Plata) was
known as the "Entre Ríos" region. 
It had been reached by Spanish travellers as early as 1520 but although they later
estblished some settlements, the region remained largely unorganized until the late
XVIII century, when the Portuguese expansion in the area forced the Spanish to set
up a more structured administration. (1)  

In 1814 - as an answer to separatist tendencies - the Argentine government detached
Entre Rios from Buenos Aires and proclaimed it a separate province. The area was
however occupied by Uruguay and became part of the League of Free Peoples (Liga de
los Pueblos Libres) until 1819.
The following year it became the heartland of the ephemeral República Entrerriana,
which also covered Corrientes and Misiones.
In 1821 pro-Argentine forces toke power and Entre Rios once again became a province
of Argentina. It was however only after the events of 1870 - 1871 (s.b.) that it
lost the last remnants of its political particularism. 

(1) Much of the area remained Native American territory for quite some time
    (see here for more)
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CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Governors
Gobernadores

1842 - 1862   Gen. Justo José de Urquiza y García (2x),
              also Head of State of the Argentine
              Confederation 1852 - 1860                     1801 - 1870       
1864 - 1868   José María Domínguez  
1868 - 1870   Gen. Justo José de Urquiza y García (3x),
1870 - 1871   Gen. Ricardo López Jordán (2)                 1822 - 1889

Interventor
Interventor

1871          Francisco Pico                                1803 - 1875

Governors
Gobernadores

1871          Emilio Duportal                               1828 - 1893
1871          Juan Espíndola*
1871 - 1875   Leonidas Echagüe* 
1875 - 1879   Ramón Febre 
1879 - 1883   José F. Antelo 
1883 - 1887   Gen. Eduardo Racedo                           1843 - 1918
1887 - 1891   Clemente Basavilbaso 
1891 - 1895   Sabá Hernández 
1895 - 1899   Salvador Maciá 
1899 - 1903   Leonidas Echagüe (2x) 
1903 - 1907   Enrique Carbó 
1907 - 1910   Faustino M. Parera 
1910 - 1914   Prócoro Crespo                                1872 - 1930
1914 - 1918   Miguel M. Laurencena                          1851 - 1928
1918 - 1922   Celestino Marcó                               1872 - 1940
1922 - 1926   Ramón Mihura                                  1890 - 1944
1926 - 1930   Eduardo Laurencena 
1930 - 1931   Herminio Quirós                               18.. - 1931
1931 - 1935   Luis Etchevehere 
1935 - 1939   Eduardo Tibiletti 
1939 - 1943   Enrique Mihura 
1943 - 1944   Ernesto Ramírez 
1944 - 1944   Carlos M. Zavalía 
1944 - 1945   ... Sosa Molina 
1945 - 1946   ... Francheri López 
 
(2) Events of 1870 - 1871

    1870

    Apr 11 : Assassination of Justo José de Urquiza y García at the instigation
             of Ricardo López Jordán.
    Apr 14 : Ricardo López Jordán was elected governor.
    Apr 19 : A federal "Observation Army" [Commander : Gen. Emilio Mitre (1824
             - 1893)] moved to the province.
    Apr 25 : Ricardo López Jordán was proclaimed a rebel by President Sarmiento
    May 20 : Start of the war. Gradual occupation of the province by federal 
             troops
    Jun 20 : Apolinario Benítez was appointed acting governor (as successor of
             Justo José de Urquiza y García) by President Sarmiento.

    1871

    Jan 26 : Ricardo López Jordán was defeated at the battle of Ñaembé. The
             federal government toke over the administration of the province.
    May 14 : Emilio Duportal toke office as elected governor. 


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