Famous People with Name Victorino

Victorino De La Plaza Y Palacios            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Victorino De La Plaza Y Palacios: was President of Argentina from 9 August 1914 to 11 October 1916.Second son of José Roque Mariano de la Plaza Elejalde and Manuela de la Silva Palacios; his older brother, Rafael de la Plaza, was also a politician and acted as governor of Santiago del Estero Province.He studied law in Buenos Aires and obtained his doctorate in 1868. Was secretary of Dalmacio Vélez Sársfield and collaborated on the writing of the Argentine Civil Code. Was Treasury Minister under Nicolás Avellaneda (1876), later Interventor in Corrientes Province (1878) and Foreign Minister (1882) and Treasury (1883-1885) during the first Julio Argentino Roca administration. Was elected vicepresident for the National Union presided by Roque Sáenz Peña in 1910. He assumed the presidency after the death of Sáenz Peña and governed between 1914 and 1916. Died of pneumonia after retiring from politics.

Mauricio Victorino            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Mauricio Victorino: is a Uruguayan football defender. He played for Plaza Colonia, Nacional, Veracruz, and he currently plays for Universidad de Chile. He scored his first goal as a Universidad de Chile player, after a left-footed shot, on August 30th, in a game against Audax Italiano. He made his debut for Nacional in a Copa Libertadores match against Argentine River Plate on 3 March 2005.