José María Linares

José María Linares Lizarazu (* July 10, 1808 in Pune or Ticala, † October 23, 1861 in Valparaíso in Chile) was a Bolivian president.

Life

José María Linares belonged to the opposition, which was going against the President Manuel Isidoro Belzu. This curtailed the rights of landowners and supported the locals. In 1855 he moved back to Europe. His son Jorge Córdova was only for a short time, his successor in office, because Linares took over the power of the President on September 9, 1857 after a coup. He stood for unqualified economic liberalism, made ​​many of the provisions Belzús reversed, accelerated particularly the trade in the UK and Chile and encouraged the exploitation of the country by mines. Discoveries and inventions like the steam power ensured here for a rapid development. Agriculture, however, made ​​no progress at Linares. Had Linares first found as the first civilian president broad support, as was stirring resistance when he became the dictator.

Linares ruled until 14 January 1861. José María de Achá took control with the help of military force.