Policarpo Bonilla
Policarpo Bonilla Vásquez ( born March 17, 1858 in Tegucigalpa, † September 11, 1928 in New Orleans) was dated 22 February 1894 to February 1, 1899 President of Honduras.
Life
His parents were Juana Vasquez and the lawyer Inicencio Bonilla. Policarpo Bonilla received on March 17, 1878 for admission as a lawyer in court. In the government's Dr. Marco Aurelio Soto ( August 27, 1876 - May 9, 1883) Policarpo Bonilla was in government service. In the Government General Luis Bogran (November 30, 1883-1830. November 1891 ) was Policarpo Bonilla member of Parliament and governor of Tegucigalpa. On 31 October 1890 he founded the newspaper El Bien Publico. In November 1891 Policarpo Bonilla candied for president, which then Ponciano Leiva received.
On November 27, 1891, three days before the inauguration of Ponciano Leiva disaffected members of the Partido Conservador of El Salvador from Honduras attacked and occupied La Ceiba and the port of Trujillo. The exiled Manuel Bonilla of the Partido Conservador came from Guatemala to take the lead. The government struck down this uprising.
Meanwhile, made members of the Liberal Party of Honduras in Tegucigalpa an uprising against Ponciano Leiva. They allied themselves with members of the Partido Liberal that were exiled to Nicaragua. On 7 and 8 September, there were fights, during which succeeded the government troops to push back the forces of the Liberal Party to the territory of Nicaragua. In February 1893 Policarpo Bonilla was co-founder of the Partido Liberal de Honduras. On February 9, 1893 Ponciano Leiva stepped back and Rosendo Aguero became president. Rosendo Aguero could find with Policarpo Bonilla no agreement.
The troops of the Liberal Party met under the leadership of Policarpo Bonilla on the government troops during Tatumbla near Tegucigalpa. The fighting lasted for 32 days. On March 26, 1893, the troops of the Liberal Party broke through and marched on Tegucigalpa to. From March 28 to April 2, 1893 there was another not decisive battle near Tegucigalpa. Finally, the troops of the Liberal Party returned to Nicaragua.
Presidency
1894 Battle of Choluteca
End of 1893 threatened the previously selected short Domingo Vásquez, Zelaya that if it would not show the Honduran members of the Partido Liberal, he would declare war on Nicaragua. Zelaya made with Policarpo Bonilla an alliance.
Policarpo Bonilla called (today in Guatemala ) made on December 23, 1893 his government in Los Amates ( Izabal ). On December 23, 1893 Policarpo Bonilla fell at the head of the Nicaraguan and Honduran troops of the Liberal Party in Honduras. December 30, 1893 to January 3, 1894 lasted for a bloody battle of Choluteca. After the battle, the captured commander of the troops of the Partido Conservador was executed. President Vásquez commanded the Honduran army and the troops of the Partido Liberal attacked in Choluteca from 15 to to 17 January 1894 and was repulsed. The troops of the Liberal Partico besieged Tegucigalpa from 24 January to 22 February 1894. Vásquez fled to El Salvador and Policarpo became president. In the battles around 700 soldiers died.
During the months of February to May 1893 General Terence Sierra supported the struggle, which Policarpo Bonilla had begun. Terence Sierra was appointed military commander of the port of Amapala.
In 1894 there were elections for a Constituent Assembly. 1894 a new constitution was adopted and Policarpo Bonilla took effect on February 1, 1895 once again occupied by him president on. 1897 Terence Sierra was appointed commander in chief to protect the government against armed uprisings.
Policarpo Bonilla invited the President of Nicaragua, El Salvador and Honduras to a conference on June 20, 1895 Amapala one to start the República de Centro América mayor ( Republic Großzentralamerka ). As was overthrown on 29 November 1898 in El Salvador, José Rafael Gutiérrez Tomás Regalado of General, was the mayor República de Centro América history.
1896 Honduran army support Partido Liberal in Nicaragua
On April 13, 1896 troops of the Partido de Nicaragua Conservador landed under the direction of Enrique Soto from New York to Puerto Cortés marched to San Pedro Sula and Villanueva. Another force of the Partido Conservador operated out of El Salvador and occupied Copan.
José Santos Zelaya ( Partido Liberal ) asked in Honduras to support and Policarpo Bonilla sent troops under the command of Manuel Bonilla ( Partido Conservador ) and Miguel R. Dávila. The invasion of Puerto Cortés under Coronel Enrique Soto, was defeated by General Terence Sierra
The Honduran army had his staff in Choluteca, were occupied from where Somotillo, Villanueva, El Saude in Chinandega ( department ) and finally Chinandega (city). Chinandega was plundered by the troops, then the Honduran army returned.
Legislative reforms
Dr. Policarpo Bonilla reformed the private criminal, commercial mining and Administrative Law in accordance with the worldview of the Partido Liberal. He encouraged the development of the scientific literature. He set up bilateral commissions for delimitation with neighboring countries and concluded with Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala treaties. Policarpo Bonilla were two bridges in order and who extended a number of public buildings.
Detention
In October 1898, Terence Sierra was elected in a direct election of the President for the term 1899-1903.
The New York Times reported on the U.S. mercenary Lee Christmas, who was recruited in Honduras of Manuel Bonilla. He was director of the police from Tegucigalpa and Army Brigadier General. He acted as a prison guard by Policarpo Bonilla and was his judge was accused of numerous offenses than this. Policarpo was sentenced to a long prison term and remained in prison until early 1906, after which he went into exile in El Salvador.
1919 Policarpo Bonilla was a delegate to the victors Honduras at the signing of the Treaty of Versailles.
In September 1921, Policarpo Bonilla, President of the República de Centro América was a confederation, which had connected on the initiative of Rafael López Gutiérrez, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.