Ignacio María González (politician)

Ignacio María González Santín (* 1840 in Santo Domingo, † 1915) was a Dominican politician and president of the Dominican Republic.

Life

Following annexation by Spain ( 1861-1865 ) and the subsequent restoration was marked by internal political crises the country.

After the rebellion against President Buenaventura Báez of 25 November 1873 he was first as supreme leader chairman of a rival government. Together with General Manuel Cáceres Altagracia he made on 22 January 1874 as a two-headed Supreme Generale guide ( encargados Generales del Poder Supremo de la Nación ), before then on April 6, 1874 again alone president of the Dominican Republic. Due to the civil unrest in the Dominican Republic, he took on 10 September 1874 and for April 12, 1875 again as Supreme Leader special government powers true. In his short reign Ignacio María González times tried but extend also to the previous colonial power Spain 's economic and social relations with the neighboring country of Haiti. He strove for the legalization of trade relations through the conclusion of a contract. Another important step was the cancellation of the agreement by President Báez with the Samana Bay Company, to recover the full sovereignty of the Dominican Republic over the bay and the peninsula of Samana. Ultimately, this government but like all his government was characterized by a period of great instability, which negatively impacted the young Second Republic.

After the rebellion in February 1876, he had on February 23, 1876 his first presidency in favor of a Constituent executive junta and then a Council of Secretaries of State ( Consejo de Estado de Secretarios ) leave before the April 29, 1876 Ulises Francisco Espaillat became president.

After his overthrow on 5 October 1876, he took over as supreme leader after a brief rule of the Supreme Government Junta ( Junta Gubernativa ) on November 11, 1876 again, the Office of the President. However, he was less than a month later overthrown on 9 December 1876, overthrown by a Provisional Government Junta of General Marcos Antonio Cabral, who finally, on December 26, 1876 ceded power to General Báez.

After another rebellion against Báez he was on March 1, 1878 While Chairman of a Provisional Government Junta, however, the government powers already handed over on March 2, a Council of State Secretaries.

On July 6, 1878, he was then in place of Guillermo Cesáreo the fifth president of the Dominican Republic. However, then took over on 2 September 1878, the leaders of the military people ( chiefs Superiores de Operaciones del Movimiento unanime Popular) Guillermo and Ulises Heureaux the government. After his dismissal, he retired from political life.