Background

He was a prominent member of the Uruguayan

Uruguay

Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

 National

National Party (Uruguay)

The National Party , also known as the White Party , is a major right-wing conservative political party in Uruguay, currently the major opposition party to the ruling Frente Amplio government....

 (Blanco) Party. His grandfather was the poet and political figure Juan Zorrilla de San Martín

Juan Zorrilla de San Martín

Juan Zorrilla de San Martín was a Uruguayan epic poet - he is referred as "National Poet of Uruguay" -and political figure . He is featured on the 20-peso note.-Well-known poems:...

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Public offices

He was elected a Deputy in 1954 and served as President of the Chamber of Deputies of Uruguay

Chamber of Deputies of Uruguay

The House of Representatives is the lower house of the General Assembly of Uruguay . The Chamber has 99 members, elected for a five year term by proportional representation...

 from March 1, 1960 to March 1, 1961. From 1963 to 1965 he was Foreign Affairs Minister of Uruguay

Uruguay

Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

; thereafter he served as member of the National Council of Government of Uruguay.

From 1966 to 1973 he served as a Senator .

He died in 1987, shortly after being designated Ambassador to the Vatican, but before he was able to take up his post.