Luis Alberto de Herrera

Luis Alberto de Herrera (Montevideo, 22 July 1873 – 8 April 1959)[1][2] was a Uruguayan lawyer, diplomat, journalist and politician.

[4] Particularly after 1933, he was tactically close to his nominal Colorado Party opponent, President Gabriel Terra.

In 1958, however, he led the Blancos to their first nationwide victory in over 90 years, taking a majority on the National Council of Government.

He was married to Margarita Uriarte (widow of Alberto Heber Jackson) with whom he had one daughter, María Hortensia.

Knowing about Herrera's ideas is essential in order to understand the National Party of Uruguay.