- Francisco Bauzá
Francisco Bauzá (1849-1899) was a
Uruguayan political figure and historian.Background
He was the son of
Uruguayan independence fighterRufino Bauzá .He was associated with the Uruguayan Colorado Party.
Public offices
He served as a Deputy, Senator, and Government Minister. He also served as Uruguayan minister to
Brazil .A noted
Roman Catholic in a party which was increasingly secularist, Bauzá opposed the Varela educational reforms which his own party backed.Toward the end of his life he accepted an appointment to President
Juan Lindolfo Cuestas 's Council of State.Historian
Bauzá was also a noted historian. His particular interest was pre-independence Uruguay, but seen from the perspective of a post-independence Uruguayan national.
Death
He died in 1899.
ee also
*
History of Uruguay
*Politics of Uruguay
*List_of_political_families#Uruguay References
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