Ponciano Leiva

General Ponciano Leiva (* 1821, † 1896) was dated 13 January 1874 to 8 June 1876, of 30 November 1891 to August 7, 1893 to the President of Honduras.

Ponciano Leiva was a member of Partidio Conservador.

First term

On November 1, 1873 met Justo Rufino Barrios Auyón from Guatemala and Santiago González Portillo of El Salvador on Volcán Chingo and agreed a Tratado de Chingo with which they arranged the installation of Ponciano Leiva as new president in Honduras.

Justo Rufino Barrios Auyón from Guatemala and Portillo Santiago Gonzalez from El Salvador were General Ponciano Leiva in the Ciudad de Choluteca on November 23, 1873 counter-government set. From here he launched a campaign to overthrow Carlos Arias López Céleo. Leiva was occupied in 1874 Ciudad de Comayagua at Epiphany and Arias settle this capitulated on 13 January 1874 and was in the Colegio Tridentino of 13 Jananuar until May 1, 1874 arrested. A state court sentenced Arias to five years of exile and with an escort, he was deported to El Salvador.

1876 ​​Ponciano Leiva resigned under pressure from José María Reina Barrios, president of Guatemala. It was the foreign minister and political foster child Marco Aurelio Soto president of Honduras until Soto became independent and the uncle of Reina Barrios, Justo Rufino Barrios Auyón, which had in the meantime become president of Guatemala, urged him into exile. The following government under Luis Barahona Leiva Bogran was Minister of War.

Honduras had a regular government army of 500 soldiers, the militia had 20,000 militiamen. As Bogran was sick, he did choose.

Second Term

On November 10, 1891 has been selected. One candidate was Policarpo Bonilla.

The resignation in 1893 in favor of Domingo Vázquez was based on threats.