Leandro Gómez

{{Short description|Uruguayan politician (1811–1865)}}

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{{family name hatnote|Gómez|Calvo|lang=Spanish}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Leandro Gómez

| image = Leandro gomez.jpg

| birth_name = José María Leandro Gómez Calvo

| birth_date = {{birth date|1811|03|13}}

| birth_place = Montevideo, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, Spanish Empire

| death_date = {{death date and age|1865|01|02|1811|03|13}}

| death_place = Paysandú, Uruguay

| party = National Party

}}

José María Leandro Gómez Calvo, better known as Leandro Gómez (Montevideo, 13 March 1811 – Paysandú, 2 January 1865) was a Uruguayan military officer and politician. A member of the National Party, he is best remembered for his heroical defense during the Siege of Paysandú in 1864.See:

• {{harvnb|Maia|1975|p=264}};
• {{harvnb|Schneider|2009|p=70}};
• {{harvnb|Tasso Fragoso 2009, Vol 1|p=152}}.

The Route 26 is named after him.