Sarmiento was born in San Juan.
He was president of Argentina from 1868 to 1874.
Sarmiento was a prolific writer; his best known work is Facundo (1845), an in-depth study of caudillismo and personalism in politics.
He died in Asunción (Paraguay)
Selected works
Sarmiento's portrait appears on the Argentine Peso $50 bill.
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