Modesto Rodas Alvarado
Modesto Rodas Alvarado | |
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Born | Sabanagrande, Francisco Morazán, Honduras | March 15, 1921
Died | July 10, 1979 Choluteca, Honduras | (aged 58)
Occupation(s) | Lawyer and politician |
Spouse | Margarita Baca Saravia |
Children | Patricia Mabel Ana Joaquina Victoria Modesto Lempira |
Modesto Rodas Alvarado (15 March 1921 – 10 July 1979) was a prominent Honduran lawyer and politician who served as
Biography
Modesto Rodas Alvarado was born 15 March 1921 in the locality of Sabanagrande, Francisco Morazán Department, and dies 10 July 1979 in Choluteca Department. He was married to Margarita Baca Saravia, and had six children: Patricia Isabel, Victoria, Ana Joaquina, Lempira, Mabel, and the late Modesto Rodas Baca.
Rodas Alvarado completed primary and secondary schooling and started his career in law at the
Early political life
On returning to Honduras, he worked within his profession and gained stature in the ranks of the
National Congress of Honduras (1957-1963)
- President: Abogado Modesto Rodas Alvarado
- First Secretary: Miguel A. Cubero (1957–58)
- Second Secretary: Carlos M. Arita (1957–58)
- First Secretary: Trinidad D. Paredes (1959–60)
- Second Secretary: Hernán Aguilar (1959–60)
- First Secretary: Francisco Lozano (1960–61)
- Second Secretary: Abraham Zuniga R. (1960–61)
Legislative accomplishments
- Honduras Constitution of 1957 [4]
- Social Security Code
- Labor Code
- Agrarian Reform Law
La Democracia bridge
On 3 March 1963, one of the most impressive and anticipated projects of the era was unveiled, the "La Democracia" bridge. The bridge was planned to unite the city of El Progreso in
Presidential candidacy, removal, and exile
On 18 March 1963, the top primary presidential candidates for the Liberal Party of Honduras, Ándres Alvarado Puerto, Francisco Milla Bermúdez, José Ángel Ulloa, and Modesto Rodas Alvarado, signed a document under which they agreed to respect the decision of the Liberal Convention and support the candidate elected from among them.[5]
Modesto Rodas Alvarado left his post as President of the National Congress in the hands of Héctor Orlando Gómez Cisneros as he was selected in the party convention as the official presidential candidate for the Liberal Party for the
Popular anger over the crackdowns on
On returning from exile, Rodas Alvarado and other Liberal leaders such as Villeda Morales and Óscar Armando Flores Midence, supported the candidacy of Jorge Bueso Arias, who lost the 1971 elections to National Party candidate Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés, who was ushered in to the presidency by General Oswaldo López Arellano the following year. Years later, Rodas Alvarado retired from political life and settled into his estate in Choluteca Department to work in his agricultural businesses until his death on 10 July 1979.
Rodismo after Rodas
The "Liberal Rodista Movement" was able to survive and carry its spirit to the
Posthumous honors
- Colonia Doctor Modesto Rodas Alvarado in Tegucigalpa.
- Doctor Modesto Rodas Alvarado School in Tegucigalpa.
- Doctor Modesto Rodas Alvarado Official Institute in San Pedro Sula.
- Doctor Modesto Rodas Alvarado Technical Institute in Guayapa, Olancho Department.
- Doctor Modesto Rodas Alvarado Polyvalent Institute in Ilanga, Colón Department.
- Modesto Rodas Alvarado Institute in La Venta, Francisco Morazán Department.
References
- ^ "Profile at the National Congress of Honduras website".
- ^ "Presidentes del Congreso Nacional 1900-2014". XplorHonduras Honduras. August 11, 2015.
- ^ Short biography of Doctor Modesto Rodas Alvarado, as President of the National Congress of Honduras. Website of the National Congress of Honduras(consultado 2012). [dead link]
- ^ Cervantes, Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de. "Constitución de Honduras de 1957". Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-27.
- ^ Stefanía Natalini de Castro, María de los Angeles Mendoza Saborío, Joaquín Pagán Solórzano. El significado histórico del gobierno del Dr. Ramón Villeda Morales. No. 10 in the series Realidad nacional. Ediciones Nueva universidad. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, Editorial Universitaria, 1985 (pp. 115-116)
- ISBN 9992660708, 9789992660706. (p. 280)
- ^ Juan Aráncibia Córdova, Honduras historia, política y poder, p. 261
- ^ "Honduras - Aborted Reform, 1954-63". countrystudies.us.
- ^ Honduras, Revista Internacional. 2000, accessed 2012
Bibliografía
- Contestación del Presidente del Congreso Nacional Lic. Modesto Rodas Alvarado al informe presentado a ese alto cuerpo, por el ciudadano Presidente de la República, doctor Ramón Villeda Morales y al señor Presidente de la Corte Suprema de Justicia, abogado Armando Aguiluz Valle, 21 November 1961. Republic of Honduras, pp. 17, 1961.