Hipólito Yrigoyen 1850 – 1933

Biography

Hipólito Yrigoyen was born on July 13, 1850, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he would spend his entire life. He rose to prominence as a political leader during a transformative period in Argentine history, ultimately serving as president of the nation. His life spanned more than eight decades, witnessing significant changes in his country’s development and political landscape.

Yrigoyen’s career was deeply connected to the political movements that shaped Argentina in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His involvement in the Revolution of 1890 marked a defining moment, reflecting his commitment to political change and reform. This revolutionary episode became so central to his legacy that he was eventually honored with burial in the Mausoleum of the Fallen in the Revolution of 1890, located in the Recoleta neighborhood of Buenos Aires.

He passed away on July 3, 1933, at the age of eighty-two, in his native Buenos Aires. His remains rest in the mausoleum dedicated to those who gave their lives during the pivotal 1890 revolution, a final testament to his enduring significance in Argentine political history and the esteem in which he was held by his nation.