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Uruguayan lawyer, politician and philanthropist
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Luis Piñeyro del Campo (Montevideo, 15 August 1853 - Paris, 21 August 1909) was a Uruguayan lawyer, politician and philanthropist.

Biography

A member of the Constitutional Party, he served as foreign minister in the cabinet of Juan Idiarte Borda.

A practising Roman Catholic, all his life he contributed to important charities and public institutions dealing with sick people, orphans and poors.

The former Asilo de Mendigos was named in his honour as Hospital Luis Piñeyro del Campo.

Works

Piñeyro was also a writer. His most notable work is:

  • El último gaucho. Montevideo: Imprenta Artística. 1891.

Bibliography

  • Piñeyro Gutiérrez, Alberto (2009). Luis Piñeyro del Campo. Caridad y dignidad. Montevideo: Artemisa Editores. ISBN 978-9974-8124-9-9.

References

  1. Martí, Matilde (23 September 2009). "Luis Piñeyro del Campo: filantropía, caridad, beneficencia". 180.com.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2024.


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