Salvador Machado

Salvador Machado Agüero ( * Ciudad Segovia) was a politician and from June 1 to July 6, 1893 President of Nicaragua.

Salvador Machado Agüero belonged to the flow of Progresistas within the Partido Republicano. He was a deputy in the Parliament.

On April 28, 1893 rebel commander of the garrison of Granada ( Nicaragua), Eduardo Montiel of the Partido Conservador, against President Roberto Sacaza, also from the Partido Conservador. Joaquín Zavala Solís agreed to support the uprising. The rebels were supported by General José Santos Zelaya of the Liberal Party. The Catholic Church and his family supported Roberto Sacaza. The rebels occupied Masaya and moving toward Managua. At La Barranca, the rebels defeated the government troops. The U.S. ambassador Lewis Baker offered itself to mediation.

Sacasa explained in the Pacto de Sabana Grande on May 31, 1893 ready to hand over power to a junta of five persons, two of which he and three were determined by the insurgents. The junta was to rule until the convening of a Constituent Assembly within four months. One of the specific José Santos Zelaya was Salvador Machado Agüero; He sat in front of the junta.

On July 6, 1893 General Zelaya insisted that the presidency of Salvador Machado Aguero on General Joaquín Zavala is to go. The Pacto de Sabana Grande was broken and Salvador Machado replaced by Joaquin Zavala, José Santos Zelaya these appointed as commander of the troops.