José Camilo Crotto

Argentine politician

José Camilo Crotto

Governor of Buenos Aires
In office
1 May 1918 – 1 May 1921
Vice Governor| Luis Monteverde
Preceded by| José Luis Cantilo (Interventor)
Succeeded by| Luis Monteverde
National Senator
In office
1912–1918
Constituency| Federal Capital
Personal details
Born| 26 May 1863
Dolores, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died| 1936
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Resting place| La Recoleta Cemetery
Political party| Radical Civic Union
Spouse| Eva Ángela Mazzini.[1]
Occupation| Politician
Profession| Legal
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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]

## Early life

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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

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

## Political career

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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 1 May 1918 Crotto assumed the government of the province. He resigned in 1921, due to disagreements with Hipólito Yrigoyen.[11]

## References

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1. ^ Crotto: historia de una ingratitud. Ernesto Quiroga Micheo, Ernesto Raúl Quiroga Vergara. 2004. ISBN 9789872034054.
2. ^ Modern Argentine Poetry: Exile, Displacement, Migration. Ben Bollig. 15 June 2011. ISBN 9781783164691.
3. ^ Diario de sesiones de la Cámara de Senadores. Argentina. Congreso de la Nación. Senado de la Nación. 1918.
4. ^ Lo intraducible: ensayos sobre poesía y traducción. Alejandro Bekes. 2010. ISBN 9788492913596.
5. ^ Origen y Evolución de Dolores. Reseña de un pueblo de la provincia de Buenos Aires. Pirali, Juan Carlos. 2013. ISBN 9789870267997.
6. ^ Quien es quien en la Argentina; biografías contemporáneas. G. Kraft, ltda. 1941.
7. ^ Buenos Aires, la gran provincia. Tall. gráf. Ferrari hnos. 1930.
8. ^ Historia argentina fundamental: los ciclos y los hechos. Jorge María Ramallo. 1987. ISBN 9789509095496.
9. ^ Roque: Sáenz Peña: el presidente que forjó la democracia moderna. María Sáenz Quesada. August 2014. ISBN 9789500748544.
10. ^ Sáenz Peña-- "salió la nueva ley!": elecciones en la ciudad de Buenos Aires, 1912. Carlos Alberto Giacobone. 2003. ISBN 9789872083816.
11. ^ Historia argentina contemporánea, 1862–1930: Historia de las provincias y sus pueblos. 2 v. Academia Nacional de la Historia (Argentina).

## External links

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Political offices

Preceded by

José Luis Cantilo

as Federal Interventor  |  Governor of Buenos Aires Province
1918–1921  | Succeeded by

Luis Monteverde