1885
in
Argentina

Decades:
  • 1860s
  • 1870s
  • 1880s
  • 1890s
  • 1900s
See also:Other events of 1885
List of years in Argentina

This article is about events that occurred in 1885 in Argentina.

Incumbents

Governors

Vice governors

  • Buenos Aires Province: Matías Cardoso

Events

  • June – Former president Nicolás Avellaneda travels to France with his wife, seeking medical treatment for nephritis.[1] The treatment is unsuccessful and 48-year-old Avellaneda, Argentina's youngest-ever president, dies at sea on the return journey.
  • 19 December – The city of Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, is established, and a naval base created, to increase Argentine control over southern Patagonia.

Births

Deaths

References

  1. El Historiador biography Archived 15 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  2. El Historiador biography Archived 15 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)


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