Eloy Alfaro

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This article is about the former president of Ecuador. For the city in Ecuador named for him, see Durán, Ecuador.

José Eloy Alfaro Delgado

President of Ecuador
In office January 16, 1906 – August 12, 1911
Preceded by	Lizardo García
Succeeded by	Carlos Freile Zaldumbide
President of Ecuador
In office August 23, 1895 – September 1, 1901
Preceded by	Vicente Lucio Salazar
Succeeded by	Leónidas Plaza
Supreme Chief of Manabí & Esmeraldas, in rebellion
In office February, 1883 – October 11, 1883

Born	June 25, 1842(1842-06-25) Montecristi, Ecuador
Died	January 28, 1912 (aged 69) Quito, Ecuador
Nationality	Ecuadorian
Spouse	Ana Paredes y Arosemena

José Eloy Alfaro Delgado (June 25, 1842 in Montecristi, Ecuador — January 28, 1912 in Quito Ecuador) was president of Ecuador from 1895 to 1901 and from 1906 to 1911.

Alfaro was the leader of the Ecuadorian Liberal Revolution, a struggle he waged from his youth until 1895 when the liberals finally took power. He is credited with the separation of church and state in Ecuador and for implementing many political and civil rights, such as freedom of speech and the legalization of civil marriage and divorce. His accomplishments also included finishing the first railroad from Guayaquil to Quito and the establishment of public schools.

1 Biography
2 Legacy
3 References
4 External links

Biography

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Alfaro was killed in 1912 by the infuriated people of Quito. His body was mutilated, dragged through the streets and finally burned at "El Ejido".

Legacy

A recently conducted survey by a leading television channel in Ecuador named Alfaro the "Greatest Ecuadorian" in recognition of the legacy of the changes he promoted in Ecuadorian society.
In 1991 the Ecuadorian Navy purchased the frigate HMS Penelope from Britain and renamed her Presidente Eloy Alfaro.
Alfaro is credited with founding a six year high school in the center of Quito — the "Colegio Militar Eloy Alfaro" — on December 11, 1899.
Alfaro founded the "Escuela Militar Eloy Alfaro", a college in the outskirts of Quito.
Alfaro's likeness appears on the Ecuadoran 50 cent coin.tonto

References

Pareja Diezcanseco, Alfredo (1944), La hoguera bárbara: Vida de Eloy Alfaro ("The Barbaric Bonfire: Life of Eloy Alfaro"; Published in México).

Preceded by Vicente Lucio Salazar	President of Ecuador 1895-1901	Succeeded by Leonidas Plaza
Preceded by Lizardo García	President of Ecuador 1906-1911	Succeeded by Carlos Freile Zaldumbide

External links

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