Máximo Santos

Máximo Santos
President of Uruguay
In office
1 March 1882 – 1 March 1886
Preceded byFrancisco Antonino Vidal
Succeeded byFrancisco Antonino Vidal
In office
24 May 1886 – 18 November 1886
Preceded byFrancisco Antonino Vidal
Succeeded byMáximo Tajes
Personal details
Born(1847-04-15)15 April 1847
Died19 May 1889(1889-05-19) (aged 42)
PartyColorado Party

Máximo Benito Santos Barbosa (15 April 1847 – 19 May 1889) was a Uruguayan political and military figure who was President of Uruguay from 1882 to 1886. He was member of the Colorado Party.

He governed as an authoritarian in an alliance with the military.