Juan José Flores

Juan José Flores
Juan José Flores
	Presidential Portrait of Juan José Flores
1st & 3rd & 4th President of Ecuador
	In office; 1 April 1843 – 6 March 1845
Preceded by	Francisco Aguirre Abad (as Acting Head of State)
Succeeded by	José Joaquín de Olmedo (as Head of Provisional Government)
	In office; 1 February 1839 – 15 January 1843
Preceded by	Vicente Rocafuerte
Succeeded by	Francisco Aguirre Abad (as Acting Head of State)
	In office; 13 May 1830 – 10 September 1834
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Vicente Rocafuerte
Personal details
Born	19 July 1800; Puerto Cabello, Captaincy General of Venezuela (now Venezuela)
Died	1 October 1864 (aged 64); Puná Island, Ecuador
Spouse	Mercedes Jijón

Juan José Flores y Aramburu (19 July 1800 – 1 October 1864) was a

President of the new Republic of Ecuador.^[1] He is often referred to as "The Founder of the Republic".^[2]

Character

Juan José Flores' contemporaries described his physical appearance as a proud man in military uniform, slender and short but well proportioned, with a handsome countenance that radiates quick intelligence and a commanding presence. Juan José Flores appeared to be self-taught, and despite his scant rudimentary education, he became an eloquent orator and an avid reader of contemporary authors such as

Vattel. Juan José Flores was so fascinated with reading that in 1826 he asked for and received a shipment of books from General Santander, then vice-president of the Gran Colombia

. Later in life, the professors of the University of Quito recognized Juan Jose Flores' efforts and bestowed an honorary doctorate on Flores in 1842.

Early life

Juan José Flores Aramburu was born on 19 July 1800, in the city of

Pasto

.

Political life

On 13 May 1830, the day of Ecuador's breaking away from

President of the Senate

in 1837.

Flores' second term began on 1 February 1839, and ended 15 January 1843. The beginning of his term was marked by peace and social development—he kept his word to rule justly and to defend freedom. However, in the last year of his term, he intervened militarily in the politics of

Nueva Granada at the request of the Colombian government, fighting his old enemy, José María Obando. When later forced to intervene again, he was attacked by the Colombian army and his popularity at home fell. Then, after irregularities in the elections of 1842, he pushed to have the 1835 constitution annulled, and the new constitution, nicknamed the "Carta de la esclavitud" ("charter of slavery") allowed him to continue in power for a third term, which began 1 April 1843. During this term, Flores fought to remain in power, but was ultimately overthrown on 6 March 1845 by a rebellion led by Rocafuerte and Vicente Ramón Roca

, the man who became the next president of Ecuador.

Death

Flores died of uremia in 1864 while in campaign supporting the presidency of Gabriel García Moreno.

Legacy

Galapagos Archipelago

is named for Flores.

References

^ Ecuador Online [1]. Retrieved 7 May 2013
^ Villalba, Jorge F. [2] El General Juan José Flores, Fundador de la República del Ecuador, 1993

External links

[3]
Presidential biography (Spanish language). Accessed 16 May 2005.
Presidential terms and events (Spanish language). Accessed 16 May 2005.

Government offices
Preceded by Position created	President of Ecuador 1830–1834	Succeeded by Vicente Rocafuerte
Preceded by Vicente Rocafuerte	President of Ecuador 1839–1843	Succeeded by Francisco Aguirre Abad (Acting head of state)
Preceded by Francisco Aguirre Abad (Acting head of state)	President of Ecuador 1843–1845	Succeeded by José Joaquín de Olmedo (Acting Head of Provisional Government)

[1] Ecuador Online [1]. Retrieved 7 May 2013

[2] Villalba, Jorge F. [2] El General Juan José Flores, Fundador de la República del Ecuador, 1993

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