1851 in Argentina

Events in the year 1851 in Argentina.

Incumbents

• Governor of Buenos Aires Province: Juan Manuel de Rosas (de facto Head of State of Argentina)
• Governor of Cordoba: Manuel López
• Governor of Santa Fe Province: Pascual Echagüe then Domingo Crespo

Events

• May 1 – governors Justo José de Urquiza of Entre Rios and Benjamin Virasoro of Corrientes rise up against Rosas
• May 29 – Corrientes and Entre Rios enter into alliance with Uruguay and Empire of Brazil
• August 18 – Rosas declares war on Empire of Brazil

Births

• March 19 – Roque Sáenz Peña, President 1910–1914 (d. 1914)

Deaths

References