Honorific-Prefix: | Doctor |
Enrique Santos Quintana | |
Office1: | Minister of Justice and Public Instruction of Argentina |
Term Start1: | 1893 |
Term End1: | 1893 |
Predecessor1: | Francisco Lucio García |
Successor1: | Eduardo Costa |
Order3: | Minister of Government of Buenos Aires Province[1] |
Term Start3: | 1895 |
Term End3: | 1896 |
Predecessor3: | ? |
Successor3: | ? |
Order4: | Deputy of the Argentine Republic |
Term Start4: | 1895 |
Term End4: | 1896 |
Order5: | Senator of Buenos Aires Province |
Term Start5: | 1891 |
Term End5: | 1893 |
Birth Date: | March 27, 1851 |
Birth Place: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Death Date: | May 11, 1896 |
Death Place: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Spouse: | Clementina Mendez |
Party: | Radical Civic Union[2] |
Signature: | Enrique S. Quintana (firma).jpg |
Enrique Santos Quintana (1851-1896) was an Argentine jurist and politician, who served as Minister of Justice and Public Instruction of the Argentine Republic.[3]
He was born in Buenos Aires, the son of Pociano Quintana and María Rito Berro, belonging to a distinguished Creole family. He was married to Clementina Mendez, daughter of Mariano Méndez and Marta Palau.[4] He did his elementary studies in the National College, and he received a Law Degree in the University of Buenos Aires.[5] He held various political positions, including deputy and senator.[6] In 1893, he held for a brief period the leadership of the Ministry of Public Instruction of the Argentine Nation.[7]
His family was related to Manuel Quintana, a third or fourth cousin of Enrique Santos Quintana.[8]