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Julio Argentino Roca
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Roca, Julio Argentino 

Born July 17, 1843, in Tucu-mán; died Oct. 19, 1914, in Buenos Aires. Argentine state and political figure; general.

In 1878 and 1879, Roca led a punitive expedition against the Indians of the Patagonia region. During the years 1880–86 and 1898–1904, he served as Argentina’s president. These years saw the seizure of Indian lands by Argentine landowners and foreign capitalists and the militarization of the country. Roca facilitated the strengthening of the position of foreign, primarily British, capital within the country. In 1913 and 1914 he was ambassador to Brazil.
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In 1878 General Julio Roca, using British money and an army equipped with Remington repeating rifles, headed for Patagonia in what was euphemistically called the 'Conquest of the Desert'.
The privatization of Patagonia: fences are marching across the ... by Mascarenhas, Tomas Bril / New Internationalist
Avellaneda's reforms served to make Buenos Aires the official capital in 1880, end the civil wars, support immigration (a decisive element in development), and sustain the "Conquest of the Desert" campaign led by Julio Roca.
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