Carlos Serrey
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Carlos Serrey Dávila was an Argentine
Conservative politician.
Serrey served as a member of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies
and Argentine Senate
for his home province of Salta
, and was elected to preside both bodies.
Serrey first served as Senator between 1906 and 1907, finishing the term of the deceased Francisco Uriburu
. He returned to the Senate in 1925, serving until it was dissolved by the coup of 1943.
Serrey proposed the 1936 Law 11627, known as the "Serrey Law", which expropriated the historic Cabildo
of Salta
which was recovered and re-opened as the Historical Museum of the North and declared a National Historical Monument in 1946.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
Conservative politician.
Serrey served as a member of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies
Argentine Chamber of Deputies
The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Argentine National Congress. This Chamber holds exclusive rights to create taxes, to draft troops, and to accuse the President, the ministers and the members of the Supreme Court before the Senate....
and Argentine Senate
Argentine Senate
The Argentine Senate is the upper house of the Argentine National Congress. It has 72 senators: three for each province and three for the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires...
for his home province of Salta
Salta Province
Salta is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the east clockwise Formosa, Chaco, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán and Catamarca. It also surrounds Jujuy...
, and was elected to preside both bodies.
Serrey first served as Senator between 1906 and 1907, finishing the term of the deceased Francisco Uriburu
Francisco Uriburu
Francisco Uriburu was a Argentine businessman and politician....
. He returned to the Senate in 1925, serving until it was dissolved by the coup of 1943.
Serrey proposed the 1936 Law 11627, known as the "Serrey Law", which expropriated the historic Cabildo
Cabildo (council)
For a discussion of the contemporary Spanish and Latin American cabildo, see Ayuntamiento.A cabildo or ayuntamiento was a former Spanish, colonial administrative council that governed a municipality. Cabildos were sometimes appointed, sometimes elected, but were considered to be representative of...
of Salta
Salta
Salta is a city in northwestern Argentina and the capital city of the Salta Province. Along with its metropolitan area, it has a population of 464,678 inhabitants as of the , making it Argentina's eighth largest city.-Overview:...
which was recovered and re-opened as the Historical Museum of the North and declared a National Historical Monument in 1946.