Manuel Basilio Bustamante

A pencil or charcoal portrait of a white man in clothes fashionable during the early 1800s. He is clean shaven with curly hair a couple inches long. His coat is black while his shirt, vest, and bowtie are white. He has high cheek bones. — Portrait of Manuel Basilio Bustamante at an unknown date.

Manuel Basilio Bustamante Piris (20 June 1785 – 11 November 1863) was an Uruguayan politician who served as President of Uruguay from 10 September 1855 to 15 February 1856.

Life

Manuel Basilio Bustamante was born in San Carlos, a city in southern Uruguay. Between 1830 and 1834, he served as the representative for the Colonia Department.^[1] He later also served as the representative for the Soriano Department and the Maldonado Department.^[2] He became president after Venancio Flores resigned on 10 September 1855. His term lasted for five months, before he was replaced by José María Plá on 15 February 1856.^[3]

Sources

^ Tablas Cronológicas 1830-1971, page 9
^ Tablas Cronológicas 1830-1971, page 11
^ Cronología Histórica del Prof. Walter Rela

External links

Uruguay: Heads of State: 1830-1919 sur archontology.org

[1] Tablas Cronológicas 1830-1971, page 9

[2] Tablas Cronológicas 1830-1971, page 11

[3] Cronología Histórica del Prof. Walter Rela

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