Santiago González Portillo

Santiago González Portillo (25 July 1818 – 1 August 1887) was a Salvadoran military officer and general who served as the President of El Salvador from 15 April 1871 to 1 February 1876.[1]

Marshal
Santiago González Portillo
14th President of El Salvador
In office
15 April 1871 – 1 February 1876
Provisional: 15 April 1871 – 1 February 1872
Vice PresidentManuel Méndez (1872)
Preceded byFrancisco Dueñas
Succeeded byAndrés del Valle
Vice President of El Salvador
In office
1 February 1876 – 1 May 1876
PresidentAndrés del Valle
Preceded byManuel Méndez
Succeeded byBaltasar Estupinián
President of the Legislative Assembly
In office
16 January 1863 – 29 January 1863
PresidentGerardo Barrios
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byIreneo Chacón
In office
27 January 1862 – 26 February 1862
PresidentGerardo Barrios
Preceded byJosé Ángel Quirós
Succeeded byHimself
Minister of War
In office
26 October 1863 – 15 April 1871
PresidentFrancisco Dueñas
Personal details
Born25 July 1818
Zacapa, Guatemala
Died1 August 1887(1887-08-01) (aged 69)
San Salvador, El Salvador
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Soledad Fortis
(m. 1866)
ProfessionMilitary, politician
Military service
Allegiance El Salvador
Branch/serviceSalvadoran Army
Years of service? – ?
RankCommander-in-Chief
Battles/warsWar of 1863

Biography

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Santiago González Portillo was born on 25 July 1818 in Zacapa, Captaincy General of Guatemala, Viceroyalty of New Spain.[1] He married Soledad Fortis on 1 March 1866.[1]

He served as President of the Legislative Assembly in 1862 and again in 1863 during the presidency of Captain General Gerardo Barrios.[1] During the War of 1863, he fought alongside Barrios at the Battle of Coatepeque.[2] He later deserted Barrios and joined the invading Guatemalans under Rafael Carrera.[2] Under the new government of Francisco Dueñas, he served as the Minister of War of El Salvador from 1863 until 1871, when he led a revolution against Dueñas' conservative government, which was overthrown. He also amended the constitution. He became President of El Salvador after his revolution and served until 1876.[1]

He served as Vice President and commander-in-chief of the army during the term of his successor, Andrés del Valle.[3]

He died on 1 August 1887 in San Salvador.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Presidentes de El Salvador – Mariscal Santiago González" [Presidents of El Salvador – Marshal Santiago González]. Casapres.gob.sv (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b López Vallecillos, Italo (1967). Gerardo Barrios y su Tiempo. Vol. 2. pp. 377–482.
  3. ^ Ching, Erik (2014-01-15). Authoritarian el Salvador: Politics and the Origins of the Military Regimes, 1880-1940. ISBN 9780268076993.
Political offices
Preceded by President of El Salvador
1871–1876
Succeeded by