1880 in Argentina
Events in the year 1880 in Argentina.
Incumbents
Governors
- [Governor of Buenos Aires Province|Buenos Aires Province|Buenos Aires Province]:
- * until 1 July: Carlos Tejedor
- * 1 July-18 July: José María Moreno
- * 18 July-11 October: José María Bustillo
- * starting 11 October: Juan José Romero
- Cordoba: Antonio Del Viso then Miguel Juárez Celman
- Mendoza Province: Elías Villanueva
- Santa Fe Province: Simón de Iriondo
Vice Governors
- Buenos Aires Province: José María Moreno ; vacant thereafter
Events
- 11 April – A presidential election results in the assumption of the presidency by General Julio Argentino Roca, who defeats the Governor of Buenos Aires Province, Carlos Tejedor. Thus the Generation of '80 begins its rule in Argentina. Under Roca's presidency, the so-called "laicist laws" are passed, which nationalizing functions that had previously been under the control of the Church.
- 21 June – Battle of Los Corrales: Troops of Carlos Tejedor, governor of Buenos Aires, are defeated by the National Army led by president Nicolás Avellaneda.
- 21 September – Federalization of Buenos Aires: President Avellaneda's law, Buenos Aires becomes the capital of the republic, under direct control of the federal government.
- 6 October – The ironclad ARA Almirante Brown is officially launched from a London shipyard.
- 12 October – Julio Argentino Roca begins his term as president.
Births
- 7 January – Santiago Copello, Roman Catholic cardinal and Archbishop of Buenos Aires
- 3 April – Jorge Brown, footballer
- 15 July – Enrique Mosca, Radical lawyer and politician
- 10 August – Alfredo Palacios, Socialist politician
Deaths
- 6 November – Estanislao del Campo, poet
- date unknown – Domingo Melín, Mapuche chief