Antonio Ezeta

General
Antonio Ezeta
General Antonio Ezeta
	Ezeta on a 1891 postage stamp
Acting President of El Salvador
	In office; 4 June 1894 – 10 June 1894
Preceded by	Carlos Ezeta
Succeeded by	Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez
Vice President of El Salvador
	In office; 1 March 1891 – 10 June 1894
President	Carlos Ezeta
Preceded by	Baltasar Estupinián
Succeeded by	Prudencio Alfaro
13th Minister of War of El Salvador
	In office; 1 January 1891 – 31 March 1891
President	Carlos Ezeta
Preceded by	Pedro José Escalón
Succeeded by	Valentín Amaya
Commander-in-Chief of the Army
	In office; 23 May 1894 – 10 June 1894
President	Carlos Ezeta
Preceded by	León Bolaños
Succeeded by	Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez
	In office; 1 March 1891 – 3 May 1894
President	Carlos Ezeta
Preceded by	Carlos Ezeta
Succeeded by	León Bolaños
Personal details
Born	Antonio Ezeta y León; El Salvador
Died	Unknown
Nationality	Salvadoran
Political party	Liberal
Relations	Carlos Ezeta (brother)
Occupation	Military officer, politician
Military service
Allegiance	El Salvador
Branch/service	Salvadoran Army
Years of service	? – 1894
Rank	General
Commands	Salvadoran Army
Battles/wars	First Totoposte War; Revolution of the 44 (WIA)

Antonio Ezeta y León was a Salvadoran military officer and politician who served as the country's vice president from 1891 until his overthrow in 1894.

Biography

Antonio Ezeta y León's brother was Carlos Ezeta who overthrew President General Francisco Menéndez in June 1885.^[1] Ezeta commanded soldiers during the Totoposte War in July 1890.^[2] Ezeta was elected as his brother's vice president in the 1891 presidential election,^[3] assuming office on 1 March 1891.^[4] He was also appointed as commander-in-chief of the army.^[4]

During the Revolution of the 44 of April to June 1894, Ezeta was injured by rebel forces on 3 May. He was replaced as commander-in-chief by General León Bolaños until 23 May when he recovered from his injuries. His brother fled the country on 4 June, upon which, he assumed office as acting president. He fled the country for the United States on 10 June, and General Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez became the country's provisional president.^[4]

References

^ "Presidentes de El Salvador – General Carlos Ezeta" [Presidents of El Salvador – General Carlos Ezeta]. Casa Presidencial (in Spanish). c. 2005. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
^ Aceña, Ramón (1899). Efemérides Militares [Military Ephemeris] (in Spanish). Guatemala: Tipografía Nacional. pp. 208–210. ISBN 9781246122381. Retrieved 28 January 2023. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
^ "Elections and Events 1850–1899". University of California, San Diego. San Diego, California. c. 2018. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c United States Congressional Serial Set, Volume 3279. Washington, D.C., United States: U.S. Government Printing Office. 1895. pp. 125–127.

[1] "Presidentes de El Salvador – General Carlos Ezeta" [Presidents of El Salvador – General Carlos Ezeta]. Casa Presidencial (in Spanish). c. 2005. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2022.

[2] Aceña, Ramón (1899). Efemérides Militares [Military Ephemeris] (in Spanish). Guatemala: Tipografía Nacional. pp. 208–210. ISBN 9781246122381. Retrieved 28 January 2023. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)

[3] "Elections and Events 1850–1899". University of California, San Diego. San Diego, California. c. 2018. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2022.

[US-4] United States Congressional Serial Set, Volume 3279. Washington, D.C., United States: U.S. Government Printing Office. 1895. pp. 125–127.

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Heads of state of El Salvador
List of heads of state of El Salvador
Post-independence (1821–1823)	Barriere Delgado Filísola Codallos Consultive Junta^‡ Prado^†
Federal Republic of Central America (1823–1841)	J. Rodríguez Prado J. V. Villacorta Prado Cornejo J. D. Villacorta Cornejo Morazán^† J. San Martín Prado J. San Martín C. Salazar^† G. Salazar^† Escolán^† Silva Espinoza F. Gómez Vigil T. Menéndez Vigil T. Menéndez Cañas^† Morazán Silva^† Cañas^† Ramírez^† Lindo^†
Republic of El Salvador (1841–1931)	Lindo^† Arce^† Marín^† J. J. Guzmán D. Villacorta^† Marín^† J. J. Guzmán Arce^† Palacios^† Malespín Palacios^† J. E. Guzmán Palacios^† Aguilar Palacios^† Aguilar Medina^† Quirós^† Vasconcelos R. Rodríguez^† Vasconcelos Dueñas^† Quirós^† Dueñas J. M. San Martín^† Dueñas V. Gómez^† J. M. San Martín J. Hernández^† J. M. San Martín Dueñas^† Campo Dueñas^† Campo Zepeda^† Santín Barrios^† Santín J. E. Guzmán^† Peralta^† Barrios Dueñas González Méndez^† González del Valle Zaldívar Guirola^† Zaldívar Figueroa^† Rosales^† F. Menéndez C. Ezeta ^† Gutiérrez Regalado Escalón Figueroa M. Araujo C. Meléndez^† Quiñónez^† C. Meléndez Quiñónez^† J. Meléndez Quiñónez P. Romero A. Araujo
Military presidents (1931–1979)	Civic Directory^‡ Hernández Martínez^† A. Menéndez^† Hernández Martínez A. Menéndez^† Aguirre^† Castaneda Revolutionary Council of Government^‡ Osorio Lemus Junta of Government^‡ Civic-Military Directory^‡ Cordón^† Rivera F. Sánchez A. Molina C. Romero
Salvadoran Civil War (1979–1992)	Revolutionary Government Junta^‡ Magaña Duarte Cristiani
Post-Civil War (since 1992)	Cristiani Calderón Flores Saca Funes S. Sánchez Bukele C. Rodríguez^†
^† – Acting or provisional president ^‡ – Military junta