Domingo F. Sarmiento
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento was not just the author of the famed work Facundo, but also one of Argentina’s most important writers and statesmen. He was part of the group of intellectuals called the “Generation of 1837” that advocated for freedom of speech, republicanism, and free trade, among other things.
He was born in 1811 to a religious mother and a father who’d served in the wars of independence. Their patriotism and hard work inspired him, and although he did not attend school for very...
