1872 in Argentina

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Decades:	1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s
See also:	Other events of 1872 List of years in Argentina

Events in the year 1872 in Argentina.

Incumbents[]

• President: Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
• Vice President: Adolfo Alsina

Governors[]

• Buenos Aires Province: (until 3 May); Mariano Acosta (from 3 May)
• Cordoba:
• Mendoza Province: Arístides Villanueva
• Santa Fe Province: Simón de Iriondo

Vice Governors[]

• Buenos Aires Province: vacant

Events[]

• date unknown - The Argentine government awards the concession for the Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway to John E. Clark for the construction of a railway from Buenos Aires to Chile.^[1]

Births[]

• date unknown - Ángel de Estrada, poet and novelist (died )

Deaths[]

• June 22 - Rudecindo Alvarado, military leader (born )

References[]

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