Manuel José Gómez Rufino
| JManuel José Gómez Rufino | |
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| Governor of San Juan Province, Argentina | |
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In office 8 September 1857 – 28 December 1858 |
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| Preceded by | Nicanor Molinas |
| Governor of San Juan Province, Argentina | |
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In office 18 May 1873 – 5 November 1874 |
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| Preceded by | Uladislao Frías |
| Succeeded by | Sandalio Echeverría |
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| Born | c. 1820 San Juan, Argentina |
| Died | 1882 San Juan, Argentina |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Political party | Unitarian Party |
Manuel José Gómez Rufino (c. 1820–1882) was an Argentine politician who was governor of San Juan Province, Argentina between 1857 and 1858 and again between 1873 and 1874.
Manuel José Gómez Rufino was born in the city of San Juan, Argentina around 1820. In his youth he was a merchant and was not involved in politics, apart from a certain sympathy for the pharmacist Amán Rawson and his friends in the Unitarian Party.
After the Battle of Caseros (3 February 1852), in which the dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas was defeated by Justo José de Urquiza, Gómez became a prominent member of the Unitarian Party. He participated in the revolution against the caudillo Governor Nazario Benavídez in May 1852, which brought to power the Colonel Zacarías Yanzi. Three months later, Benavídez returned to government with the support of President Justo José de Urquiza. Benavídez was succeeded by Francisco Díaz. Although Díaz was not a Unitarian, he was progressively inclined to favor that party.
In March 1857, a revolution led by Benavídez overthrew Diaz. President Urquiza sent Nicanor Molinas as a federal inspector, an old associate of the President. Molinas came into conflict with Benavídez, who was used to ruling as he felt fit, and was accustomed to being obeyed. Molinas favored his opponents. The Unitarians, supported financially by their friends in Buenos Aires, won the elections, enacted a provincial constitution, and on 8 September 1857 appointed Gómez Rufino as Governor.
Gómez appointed Saturnino María Laspiur as his government Minister. He set about organizing public institutions - many of which were not enacted as he had designed - and modified and modernized the tax and accounting system of the province. He supported Liberal journalism. Gómez, Laspiur and Antonino Aberastain organized the formation of a liberal party. For defense against troops loyal to Benavídez, Gómez created a National Guard, or urban militia, led by liberal officers.
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