José Santos Guardiola

José Santos Guardiola Bustillo ( born November 1, 1816 in San Antonio de Oriente, Honduras, † January 11, 1862 in Ciudad de Comayagua, Honduras ) was dated 17 February 1856 to January 11, 1862 President of Honduras.

Life

His parents were Bibiana Bustillo and Esteban Guardiola Amorós. His brother was Cruz Guardiola. He married Ana de Arzibu. Her daughter Genoveva Guardiola Arbizu married Tomás Estrada Palma.

He joined the army in 1832 by José Francisco Morazán Quezada in the barracks of Choluteca on. On April 6, 1839, he participated in the Battle of Espíritu Santo. On September 25, 1839, he participated in the Battle of San Pedro Perulapán.

After emerging from Honduras the Central American confederation he was fighting against the troops of José Francisco Morazán Quezada of the Partido Liberal.

1844 to 24 January 1845 he participated as a non -drinking General at Guerra de Malespín.

From 1 January to 12 February 1847, he was with Francisco Ferrera and Casto Alvarado member of a caretaker government cabinet.

1855 cholera raged six months in El Sauce. On August 18, 1855, the battle took place in El Sauce, in this Guardiola led his troops into a defeat. El Sauce was a flat terrain with no roads or buildings, which were suitable for defense. Here in a foreign environment expected José Santos Guardiola on the 600 -strong force of the Liberals, who were led by José Trinidad Muñoz Fernández.

On 3 September 1855, he led his troops at the Battle of La Virgen in a defeat. Guardiola withdrew to Rivas. With his troops Guardiola had brought cholera to Costa Rica.

José Santos Guardiola Bustillo was a member of the Partido Conservador. He belonged to the liberal faction within the Partido Conservador.

Presidency

In the first term, José María Lazo was his deputy. On 18 July 1856 he signed a defense pact with José Rafael Carrera Turcios for Guatemala, and El Salvador to send troops against the Filibusteropiraten of William Walker. The troops brought from Nicaragua with the cholera again. At this died on September 29, 1856 Bishop Hipólito Casiano Flores. Guardiola had the Colegio Tridentino reopen in Comayagua, which had been closed by Bishop Hipólito Casiano Flores. 1830 all Catholic schools were closed by a decree of the Central American Confederation. He supported the mission work of Manuel de Jesús Subirana at the Xicaques and Payas.

For the second term, he campaigned traveling through Honduras and established for the election of the magazine El Vigilante. In the second term, he entered on February 7, 1860 in the capital city of Comayagua, his deputy was Victoriano Castellanos. The American adventurer William Walker occupied on August 6, 1860 the port of Trujillo. After Walker had been shipped by the British to Honduras opportunity for confession was given to him because William Walker had to be baptized Catholic President of Nicaragua to be, then he was füssiliert on 12 September 1860.

Guardiola signed with the British Ambassador, Sir Charles Lennox Wyke (1815-1897) on 28 November 1859 Wyke - Cruz Treaty, in which he was the Islas de la Bahía and the area of ​​La Mosquitia recognized as part of the Honduran state. In October 1859, British troops Isla del Tigre occupy in the Gulf of Fonseca what Guardiola protested.

The vicar Miguel del Cid excommunicated Guardiola on December 26, 1860 because he lennon Wyke - Cruz did not look assured in the Tratado religious freedom. On January 5, 1861, the vicar Irias was reported. There were protests in the communities which have been referred to as La Guerra de los Curas. Pius IX. lifted the excommunication, sent him to reconcile the Orden de San Gregorio Magno and appointed on July 22, 1861 Juan Félix de Jesús Zepeda Bishop of Comayagua.

On January 11, 1862 Guardiola was killed by one of his bodyguards in office.