José Rosales Herrador
José Rosales Herrador | |
|---|---|
| President of El Salvador | |
| In office 18 June 1885 – 22 June 1885 Acting President | |
| Preceded by | Fernando Figueroa (provisional) |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Menéndez |
| Member of the Senate of El Salvador from San Salvador | |
| In office 1877, 1881, 1884 – 1885 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 March 1827 |
| Died | 6 May 1891 (aged 64) San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Spouse | Carmen Ungo |
| Occupation | Politician, businessman |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | El Salvador |
| Branch/service | Salvadoran Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
José Rosales Herrador (19 March 1827 – 6 April 1891) was a Salvadoran politician, businessman, and military officer who served as President of El Salvador for five days in June 1885. He served as a senator in the Senate of El Salvador from the San Salvador Department on several occasions during the 1870s and 1880s.
Early life
José Rosales Herrador was born on 19 March 1827 in San Salvador, Federal Republic of Central America. His parents were Colonel José Rosales y Sáenz and Josefa Herrador. In Rosales' youth, he attended a school run by Franciscans until it was shut down by Central American president Francisco Morazán, after which, Rosales was taught by private tutors from the Morales Villaseñor family.[1][2] Rosales attended university in Guatemala City during the 1840s. Rosales owned various businesses and properties in San Salvador and Chalatenango.[2] Rosales served in the Salvadoran Army and attainted the rank of colonel.[3]
Political career
Rosales served as mayor of San Salvador in 1860 and 1876. He was also a senator in the Senate of El Salvador from the San Salvador Department in 1877 and 1881 and later a deputy to the Constituent Congress in 1883.[3] He was a senator in 1884 and 1885 and served as the Senate's vice president in 1885. That year, Rosales served as the acting president of El Salvador from 18 to 22 June as the third presidential designate. He became president after a coup d'état by General Fernando Figueroa who overthrew President Rafael Zaldívar. On 22 June, Rosales handed the presidency to General Francisco Menéndez.[2] He had one of the shortest presidencies in Salvadoran history.[3]
On 4 December 1885, Menéndez appointed Rosales as councilor of state.[2]
Personal life
Rosales married Carmen Ungo. They had no children.[2]
Rosales died in San Salvador, El Salvador on 6 April 1891.[2] In Rosales' will, he allocated 500,000 pesos to build a new hospital in San Salvador.[3] On 13 July 1902, the Salvadoran government inaugurated the new hospital and named it after him: Hospital Rosales.[2]
References
Citations
- ^ Cañas Dinarte & Scarlett Cortez 2006, p. 137.
- ^ a b c d e f g Leistenschneider & Leistenschneider 1980, p. 145.
- ^ a b c d Cañas Dinarte & Scarlett Cortez 2006, p. 138.
Bibliography
- Cañas Dinarte, Carlos & Scarlett Cortez, Violeta (2006). Aguilar Avilés, Gilberto & De Aguilar, Lilian (eds.). Historia del Órgano Legislativo de la República de El Salvador: 1824–2006 [History of the Legislative Organ of the Republic of El Salvador: 1826–2006] (PDF) (in Spanish) (II ed.). San Salvador, El Salvador: Albacrome. OCLC 319689765. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- Leistenschneider, María & Leistenschneider, Freddy (1980). Gobernantes de El Salvador: Biografías [Governors of El Salvador: Biographies] (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. OCLC 7876291. Retrieved 10 September 2025.