Ramón Antonio Mora y Araujo

Ramón Antonio Mora y Araujo (Goya, 1869Buenos Aires, May 18, 1936) was an Argentine politician and diplomat, who served as his country's ambassador to Brazil (1922–1933) and Peru (1933–1936).

Ramón Antonio Mora y Araujo
Ambassador of Argentina to Peru
In office
1936 – May 18, 1936
Succeeded byEduardo Lastenes Colombres Mármol
Ambassador of Argentina to Brazil
In office
January 1922 – July 1933
Preceded byMario Ruiz de los Llanos
Succeeded byRamón J. Cárcano
Personal details
Born1869
Goya, Argentina
DiedMay 18, 1936
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Alma materUniversity of Buenos Aires

Biography

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Mora was born in Goya, Argentina in 1869, the son of Antonio Mora and Sinforosa Araujo, and in 1896 he graduated from the University of Buenos Aires.[1][2] In his hometown he served as mayor in 1901 and as rector of the National College.[3][4] He was also the owner and director of the newspaper La Hora, close to the Liberal Party of Corrientes.[5]

In September 1921 he was appointed envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of Argentina in Brazil by President Hipólito Yrigoyen.[6] He began serving in January 1922, until the diplomatic mission was elevated to the rank of embassy in August of the same year. He remained in Rio de Janeiro until July 1933, when he was succeeded by Ramón J. Cárcano.[2]

He was then appointed ambassador to Peru by President Agustín Pedro Justo, a position he held at the time of his death in May 1936 in Buenos Aires.[2]

A place in Goya Department bears his name.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Jaime, Juan Cruz (2002). Corrientes poder y aristocracia (in Spanish). Universidad Católica Argentina. ISBN 978-987-43-4741-1.
  2. ^ a b c "RAMON ANTONIO MORA Y ARAUJO". CPDOC - Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação de História Contemporânea do Brasil (in Portuguese).
  3. ^ "La Ciudad | Goya". Municipalidad de Goya.
  4. ^ "EXPTE Nº 7302/12 INGRESO 08/08/12 HORA 16.05". Cámara de Diputados de Corrientes. 2012-08-08.
  5. ^ Guía periodística argentina (in Spanish). Lerose & Montmasson. 1913. pp. 167–168.
  6. ^ Revista de la Biblioteca Nacional (in Spanish). Imprenta de la Biblioteca Nacional. 1942. p. 199.
  7. ^ "Proyecto de Resolución - Expediente 3814-D-2018: DECLARAR DE INTERES DE LA H. CAMARA EL 100° ANIVERSARIO DE LA ESCUELA N° 467 "MARIA ZENON DE ZENON", UBICADA EN GOYA, PROVINCIA DE CORRIENTES, A CONMEMORARSE EL 28 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2018". Cámara de Diputados de la Nación Argentina. 2018-06-26.