Leandro Gómez Explained

Leandro Gómez
Birth Name:	José María Leandro Gómez Calvo
Birth Date:	13 March 1811
Birth Place:	Montevideo, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, Spanish Empire
Death Place:	Paysandú, Uruguay
Party:	National Party

José María Leandro Gómez Calvo, better known as Leandro Gómez (Montevideo, 13 March 1811  - Paysandú, 2 January 1865) was a Uruguayan military officer and politician. A member of the National Party, he is best remembered for his heroical defense during the Siege of Paysandú in 1864.^[1]

The Route 26 is named after him.

Bibliography

• Book: Maia, Prado . A Marinha de Guerra do Brasil na Colônia e no Império . 2 . 1975 . Cátedra . Rio de Janeiro . pt .
• Book: Schneider, Louis . A Guerra da Tríplice Aliança Contra o Paraguai . 2009 . Pradense . Porto Alegre . 978-85-89072-13-7 . pt .
• Book: Tasso Fragoso . Augusto . Augusto Tasso Fragoso . 2009 . pt . História da Guerra entre a Tríplice Aliança e o Paraguai . 1 . 3 . Biblioteca do Exército . Rio de Janeiro . .

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