Eduardo Arriola Zelaya

Eduardo Arriola Zelaya (13 October 1846 – 26 August 1900) was a Salvadoran politician who served as the President of the Legislative Assembly in 1896 and 1900.

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Eduardo Arriola Zelaya
President of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador
In office
1900 – 26 August 1900
PresidentTomás Regalado
Preceded byDionisio Aráuz
Succeeded byRamón García González
In office
15 February 1896 – 13 May 1896
PresidentRafael Antonio Gutiérrez
Preceded byJoaquin Medina Rodríguez
Succeeded byDositeo Fallos
Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador from San Salvador
In office
1896–1896
Personal details
Born13 October 1846
San Salvador, El Salvador
Died26 August 1900(1900-08-26) (aged 53)
San Salvador, El Salvador
Political partyLiberal
ProfessionPolitician

Early life

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Eduardo Arriola Zelaya was born on 13 October 1846 in San Salvador, El Salvador[1] His father was Dr. Doroteo José de Arriola and his mother was Mercedes Zelaya.[1] He was baptized in the Catholic Church in Mexico City on 22 November 1846.[1] He completed his doctorate at the University of El Salvador on 25 October 1872.[1] He married Guadalupe Bustamante in 1880.[1]

Political career

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He was appointed as Secretary and Minister of Governing and Agriculture in August 1878 by President Rafael Zaldívar.[1] He was considered as an "outstanding mayor" by President Francisco Menéndez.[1]

He became a deputy of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador representing San Salvador in 1896.[1] That same year, he became the President of the Legislative Assembly on 15 February.[1] His term ended on 13 May 1896.[1]

He became President of the Legislative Assembly again in 1900 and he died in office on 26 August 1900.[1][2]

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Zepeda Peña 2006 (II), p. 48
  2. ^ Zepeda Peña 2006 (III), p. 2

Bibliography

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  • Zepeda Peña, Ciro Cruz (2006). "Historia del Órgano Legislativo de la República de El Salvador" [History of the Legislative Organ of the Republic of El Salvador] (PDF) (in Spanish) (II ed.). Legislative Assembly of El Salvador. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  • Zepeda Peña, Ciro Cruz (2006). "Historia del Órgano Legislativo de la República de El Salvador" [History of the Legislative Organ of the Republic of El Salvador] (PDF) (in Spanish) (III ed.). Legislative Assembly of El Salvador. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.