Villanueva Saravia

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Villanueva Saravia (1964-1998) was a Uruguayan political figure.

Contents 1 Background 2 Political office 3 Death 4 See also 5 Reference

[edit] Background

He was a great-great-grandson of Aparicio Saravia, the prominent Uruguayan National (Blanco) Party and Civil War leader, who died following the Battle of Masoller in 1904, and who had a strong following in Cerro Largo.

He was a great-great-great nephew of Gumercindo Saravia, Civil War Leader in Rio Grande, Brazil.

[edit] Political office

He was the elected leader of the regional administration of Cerro Largo, from 1994 ^[1], an area of the interior of Uruguay where the National (Blanco) Party has strong support.

[edit] Death

Villanueva Saravia died in 1998, in circumstances which remain unclear.

[edit] See also

• Politics of Uruguay

• List_of_political_families#Uruguay

[edit] Reference

• [1]