Mariano Prado

Mariano Prado Baca (* 1776 in León ( Nicaragua), † 1837 in Antigua Guatemala) was the province of El Salvador in the Central American Confederation four times Supremo Director.

Colonial

In his youth, Prado moved his family from Leon to San Vicente. In colonial times, he spent several years at Regimiento de Bandera de El Fijo later he studied law and in 1797 Doctor of Civil Law. He was Regidor of the Cabildo of San Vicente where he was the owner of considerable land holdings. In 1811 he fought for the colonial power Spain against the independence movement.

Turn

After the proclamation of independence in 1821, he turns into one of the most prominent representatives of the Partido Liberal. In 1822 he was elected to the Provincial Assembly of El Salvador. Prado was opposed to the annexation to the Mexican Empire under Agustín de Iturbide.

From May 25 1823 to April 22, 1824 he was Director of the Supremo province of El Salvador.

From 1 October to 13 December 1824, he was Director of the Supremo province of El Salvador.

From 1 November 1826, he was, until January 30, 1829 Supreme Director of the province of El Salvador. In this third term Mariano Prado Baca came into conflict with the government of the Central American Confederation under Manuel José Arce y Fagoaga. Arce had let dissolve the Federation Parliament in October 1826 and was based on the Liberal government of the province of Guatemala. 1827 Prado told the Federation war, after which the province of El Salvador was besesetzt of troops of Arce. In the following two years, the conflict took a frequently changing course. Finally, the members of the Liberal Party, including Prado agreed with Francisco Morazan, which Guatemala City, the capital of the Federation in 1829 had in his power, and let the members of the Partido Conservador deport.

Francisco Morazán left in 1830 to choose the President of the Confederacy and made Mariano Prado Baca as his deputy. 1832 was Francisco Morazán the province of El Salvador occupied by José María Cornejo Merino y Guevara throw from the post of Director Supremo, as this had proclaimed the separation of the Confederacy, and sat Mariano Prado Baca as Supremo Director of the province of El Salvador.

This fourth term was provided by July 25, 1832 to July 1, 1833. Prado reformed the judiciary and led an income and property taxes. In the result, there were protests in Izalco and San Miguel. The most lasting was the protest from Santiago Nonualco, the people of this place visited their home Supremo Director in San Vicente. Whereupon this, before the end of his term, on January 9, 1933 fled from El Salvador. The Office of the Director Supremo found his way back into the hands of his predecessor and deputy Joaquín de San Martín y Ulloa the member of the Partido Conservador. Hubert Howe Bancroft stated that Anastasio Aquino Martir San Carlos was with the servile, as the Partido Conservador then called, allied

1835 Mariano Prado Baca was elected to the parliament of the Confederacy.

Swell

• Man
• Nicaraguan
• Politician (El Salvador)
• Born in 1776
• Died in 1837