Villanueva Saravia Pinto (September 16, 1964 – August 12, 1998) was a Uruguayan politician of the National Party, who served as intendant of Cerro Largo Department from 1995 to 1998.[1]
Villanueva Saravia | |
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| Intendant of Cerro Largo Department | |
| In office February 15, 1995 – August 12, 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Rodolfo Nin Novoa |
| Succeeded by | Serafín Bejérez |
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| Born | Villanueva Saravia Pinto September 16, 1964 Melo, Uruguay |
| Died | August 12, 1998 (aged 33) Melo, Uruguay |
| Political party | National |
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| Children | 3, including Victoria Saravia |
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| Occupation | Politician |
Early life and education
editSaravia was born on September 16, 1964, in Melo, the son of rancher Diego Saravia Saravia and the teacher Luz del Carmen Pinto Giordano.[2] Coming from a political family, he was the great-great-grandson of Aparicio Saravia, a prominent caudillo of the National Party, who died following the Battle of Masoller in 1904, and who had a strong following in Cerro Largo.[3]
After his parents divorced in 1967, he moved in with his maternal grandparents. When he was eleven years old, his mother committed suicide.[4] He attended Primary School No. 3, Liceo No. 1 and the Liceo Militar in Minas.[5]
Political career
editSaravia began his political militancy for the National Party in his adolescence. In 1983, while he was studying law, he worked for the then intendant of Montevideo Juan Carlos Payssé. In the 1989 general election, he ran for the Chamber of Representatives, being the candidate with the most votes in the department, although he was not elected due to the Ley de Lemas system.[6] In 1990, at the age of 26, he was appointed vice president of the state-owned water utilities company Obras Sanitarias del Estado (OSE).[7]
In 1992 he began a campaign in his hometown, and in 1994 at the age of 30 he was elected Intendant of Cerro Largo Department, being the youngest departmental head of government in the country.[8] He took office on February 15, 1995, succeeding Rodolfo Nin Novoa.[9] Saravia opposed the 1996 constitutional reform.[4]
Death
editOn August 12, 1998, Saravia was found dead in his home at the age of 33.[10] Although the autopsy declared that the cause of death was suicide, different theories arose that maintained that it was a homicide, which were widely debated in the local media.[11][12]
Personal life
editIn 1983 at the age of 18, he married Rosario Delgado.[13] They had a daughter, Victoria (b. 1986).[14] In 1989 the couple divorced, and in 1993 Saravia had his daughter Lucía Belén, the result of a relationship with Sandra Malvares.[15] In July 1996 he began a relationship with Verónica Bejérez, whom he married in May 1997.[5][16] They had a daughter, María Cándida (b. 1998), who was born three days after his death.[17]
References
edit- ^ "El extinto Saravia aún provoca antagonismos en Cerro Largo". LARED21 (in Spanish). 2000-08-12. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ "El exintendente de Cerro Largo Diego Saravia fue baleado". la diaria (in Spanish). 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ "Joven sanducero reclama ser hijo legítimo de Villanueva Saravia". subrayado.com.uy (in Spanish). 2014-02-06. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ a b "57ª Sesión ordinaria del 18 de setiembre de 2002 - C.RR". legislativo.parlamento.gub.uy. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ a b "Sesión Ordinaria 1 de Noviembre de 2011". www.juntamaldonado.gub.uy. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ "Jorge Saravia: "La tradición de mi familia ha sido contraria a cualquier forma de aplastamiento de la Constitución" | La Mañana" (in Spanish). 2020-08-13. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ "FACTUM - Análisis Político". portal.factum.uy. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ "Al conmemorarse hoy 22 años de la muerte del ex Intendente Villanueva Saravia Pinto la agrupación 158 realiza un homenaje" (in European Spanish). 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ Martínez, Rufo (2013-02-22). ""Si Tabaré me lo pidiera"". la diaria (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ "Calendiario". LARED21 (in Spanish). 2006-08-12. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ ""A Villanueva Saravia lo mataron por un móvil político"". 12 August 2001.
- ^ "Reabrirían el caso Villanueva Saravia". EL PAIS. 2008-09-24. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ "Vitto Saravia: "Gracias mamá por tu incondicionalidad"". Caras (in Spanish). 2014-07-28. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ "Vitto Saravia sobre muerte de su padre: "No bastó con matarte, manipularon todo"". Pantallazo (in Spanish). 2019-08-12. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ "Acercamiento entre Vitto y Lucía Saravia, unidas por el bebé Franco". subrayado.com.uy (in Spanish). 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ "Verónica Bejérez lanza el movimiento "Villanueva Saravia": independiente, anticorrupción y para unir a los nacionalistas". LARED21 (in Spanish). 2002-07-01. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ "Un reencuentro muy especial para Vitto Saravia". Caras (in Spanish). 2015-01-21. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
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