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14-522: There are also sections that show the literary works of Nicolás Avellaneda , his presidential successor and about the revolution caused by the federalization of Buenos Aires in 1880, when the national government had to abandon its location in downtown Buenos Aires and move to the building where the museum is today in Belgrano, then the outskirts of the city. The building is an Italian-style townhouse , built in 1873 as planned by Juan Antonio Buschiazzo , one of

28-515: A member of the house of representatives in 1859 and Minister of Government of Adolfo Alsina in the Buenos Aires province in 1866. During Domingo Faustino Sarmiento's presidency, he was Minister of Justice and Education. He implemented the educational reform that was defining of his government. Avellaneda attained the presidency in 1874 but had its legitimacy contested by Bartolomé Mitre and supported by Domingo Faustino Sarmiento . Mitre deployed

42-607: Is generally considered antithetical to revolution . Developing countries may implement a range of reforms to improve living standards, often with support from international financial institutions and aid agencies . This can involve reforms to macroeconomic policy , the civil service , and public financial management . In the United States, rotation in office or term limits would, in contrast, be more revolutionary, by altering basic political connections between incumbents and constituents. Reform capacity might be limited by

56-507: The University of Buenos Aires . He wrote " Estudio sobre las leyes de tierras públicas " ( Spanish : Study of the laws about public lands ), proposing to give the lands to producers that make production from them. This system, similar to the one employed at the United States , suggested to reduce bureaucracy and pointed that this would allow stable populations and population growth. He was

70-567: The Argentine development, he promoted the "Avellaneda law" that allowed European farmers ease to get terrains. The immigration numbers were doubled in a few years. Having won the revolution and bringing peace to the country, Avellaneda faced a serious economic crisis, centering his efforts on the control of the land with the Conquest of the Desert and expanding the railroads, the cereal and meat exports, and

84-533: The European immigration, specially to Patagonia . During his presidency, the economy of Argentina was seriously affected by the European crisis putting the country on the edge of debt default. Deciding to take Argentina from its debts, he said that "[...]there are two million Argentines who would economize even to their hunger and thirst to fulfill the promises of our public commitments in the foreign markets". He reduced

98-500: The age of 48 on a ship returning from medical treatment in France . He is the shortest-lived President of Argentina. Reform Reform refers to the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc. The modern usage of the word emerged in the late 18th century and is believed to have originated from Christopher Wyvill 's Association movement , which identified “Parliamentary Reform” as its primary aim. Reform

112-475: The architects brought in the mid-19th century to Argentina by Bernardino Rivadavia . At the time, it housed the executive, legislative and judicial powers of the federal government, when they had to leave Buenos Aires. The National Congress, met in the biggest of it meeting when they declared Buenos Aires as the nation's capital, under president Avellaneda. At the end of the civil war, the Federalization Law

126-405: The army against Avellaneda but was defeated by Julio Argentino Roca . Mitre was held prisoner and judged by military justice, but Avellaneda indulged him in order to promote pacification. He also included Rufino de Elizalde and José María Gutiérrez, supporters of Mitre, as members of his cabinet. In line with people like Alberdi or Sarmiento, who thought that European immigration was crucial to

140-545: The budget and applied a weak protectionism. The crisis was eventually fixed with the growing exports of refrigerated meat to Europe, a new developing industrial method of the time. A prolific writer, his works have been published in 12 volumes. Aged 37, he was the youngest Argentine president ever elected. He had served in the Argentine Senate for five months in 1874 and returned to the Senate in 1883 until his death. He died at

154-501: Was an Argentine politician and journalist, and President of Argentina from 1874 to 1880. Avellaneda's main projects while in office were banking and education reform, leading to Argentina's economic growth. The most important events of his government were the Conquest of the Desert and the transformation of the Buenos Aires into a federal district . His grandson was José Domingo Molina Gómez , who took presidency when Juan Perón

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168-638: Was captured. Born in San Miguel de Tucumán , his mother moved with him to Bolivia after the death of his father, Marco Avellaneda , during a revolt against Juan Manuel de Rosas . He studied law at Córdoba , without graduating. Back at Tucumán he founded El Eco del Norte , and moved to Buenos Aires in 1857, becoming director of the El Nacional and editor of El Comercio de la Plata . He finished his studies at Buenos Aires, meeting Domingo Faustino Sarmiento . Sarmiento helped him to become teacher of economy at

182-578: Was declared National Historic Monument of Argentina . The museum displays some of Sarmiento's belongings, as established by Law #12556. In 1913 his grandchildren donated other objects of his to the collection. The museum's collection contains furniture, and various sets of cutlery obtained by the president during his travels. 34°33′39.6″S 58°27′15.5″W  /  34.561000°S 58.454306°W  / -34.561000; -58.454306 Nicol%C3%A1s Avellaneda Nicolás Remigio Aurelio Avellaneda Silva (3 October 1837 – 24 November 1885)

196-511: Was signed in this building. Due to this event, it was declared a National Historic Monument. In 1938, at the 50th anniversary of Sarmiento's death, the federal government dedicated it as a museum. On 28 July of that year, the mansion was dedicated by presidential decree of then president Roberto Marcelino Ortiz , after a proposal of then head of the Historical Museums Commission Ricardo Levene. The Sarmiento Museum

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