Máximo Tajes

Máximo Tajes
15th President of Uruguay
In office November 18, 1886 – March 1, 1890
Preceded by	Máximo Santos
Succeeded by	Julio Herrera y Obes
Personal details
Born	1852 Canelones, Uruguay
Died	1912 (aged 59–60) Montevideo, Uruguay
Nationality	Uruguayan
Political party	Colorado Party
Profession	Military

Máximo Tajes (1852–1912) was a Uruguayan political figure ^[1].

Background

Tajes came from a military background. He was a member of the Colorado Party (Uruguay), which ruled the country almost uninterruptedly for a century.

In 1886 his Colorado Party (Uruguay) colleague President Máximo Santos, with whom, however, he had poor relations, stepped down from his second term of office.

President of Uruguay

Tajes served as President of Uruguay from 1886 to 1890.

He was succeeded as President by his Colorado Party (Uruguay) colleague Julio Herrera y Obes.

Legacy and death

A road in Carrasco, Montevideo, is names after Máximo Tajes.

He died in 1912.

See also

• Colorado Party (Uruguay)#Earlier History

• Politics of Uruguay

References

1. ^ 'Máximo Tajes', Wikipedia (in Spanish) es:Máximo Tajes

• es:Máximo Tajes

Persondata
Name	Maximo Tajes
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1852
Place of birth	Canelones, Uruguay
Date of death	1912
Place of death	Montevideo, Uruguay