Lorenzo Cristóbal Manuel Batlle y Grau (10 August 1810 in Montevideo – 8 May 1887 in Montevideo) was the president of Uruguay from 1868 to 1872.
Hos son José Batlle y Ordóñez, nephew Luis Batlle Berres and great-nephew Jorge Batlle Ibáñez also were presidents of Uruguay.
He was a member of the Colorado Party and was Minister of War three times (1847–1851, 1853-1854 and 1865–1868) and Minister of Finance (1856 to 1857).
In March 1868 interim President Pedro Varela left the presidency and Batlle was elected. He was president from 1868-1872.
See also List of political families#Uruguay Colorado Party (Uruguay)
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