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]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Portillo.
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
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(m. 1866)​
ProfessionMilitary, politician
Military service
Allegiance El Salvador
Branch/serviceSalvadoran Army
Years of service? – ?
RankCommander-in-Chief
Battles/warsWar of 1863

Biography

Santiago González Portillo was born on 25 July 1818 in Zacapa, Guatemala.[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
  1. "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. 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.
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