Juan Javier Espinosa

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Espinosa and the second or maternal family name is Espinosa.
Juan Javier Espinosa
9th President of Ecuador
In office
20 January 1868 – 19 January 1869
Vice PresidentPedro José de Arteta
Preceded byPedro José de Arteta
Succeeded byGabriel García Moreno
Personal details
Born(1815-12-02)2 December 1815
Quito, Quito, Spanish Empire
Died4 September 1870(1870-09-04) (aged 54)
Quito, Ecuador
NationalityEcuadorian

José Manuel Francisco Javier Espinosa y Espinosa (2 December 1815, Quito – 4 September 1870) was President of Ecuador, from 20 January 1868 to 19 January 1869. He was overthrown in a 1869 military coup carried out by Gabriel García Moreno.[1] Gabriel García Moreno sought to prevent Juan Javier Espinosa from holding free elections.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Madrid, Raúl L. (2025). The Birth of Democracy in South America. Cambridge University Press. p. 280. ISBN 978-1-009-63381-9.
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