Manuel de Ascásubi
Manuel de Ascázubi y Matheu (30 December 1804 – 25 December 1876) served as Vice President of Ecuador from 1847 to 1849[1] and in that capacity he was also interim President from 16 October 1849 to 10 June 1850.
Manuel de Ascásubi | |
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| Interim President of Ecuador | |
| In office 15 October 1849 – 10 June 1850 | |
| Preceded by | Vicente Ramón Roca |
| Succeeded by | Diego Noboa |
| Vice President of Ecuador | |
| In office 15 September 1847 – 16 October 1849 | |
| Preceded by | Pablo Merino |
| Succeeded by | Pacífico Chiriboga |
| In office 17 January 1869 – 10 August 1869 | |
| Preceded by | Pedro José de Arteta |
| Succeeded by | Gabriel García Moreno |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Manuel de Ascázubi y Matheu 30 December 1804 Quito, Spanish Empire (now Ecuador) |
| Died | 25 December 1876 (aged 71) Quito, Ecuador |
| Cause of death | Myocardial infarction |
| Political party | Conservative Party |
| Spouse | Carmen Salinas de la Vega |
| Children | 4 daughters |
Biography
Don Manuel Ascázubi y Matheu was born in Quito (1804). His parents were Don José de Ascázubi y Matheu and Doña Mariana Matheu y Herrera of Quito, landed aristocracy. Even though he was the heir to the titles of Marques de Maenza and Conde de Puñonrostro, he sided with the promoters of independence from the Spanish crown. He married Carmen Salinas de la Vega, daughter of Juan de Salinas, one the original leaders of the rebellion against Spain. They had four daughters.[2]
Due to his involvement in the independence movement he and his family were persecuted both politically and economically by the royalists.
He was Minister of Finance twice in 1868.[3] He also served as acting president from 16 May 1869 to 10 August 1869.
He was the brother-in-law of President Gabriel García Moreno. He was a member of the Constitutional Assembly and fought to keep certain conservative principles within it. Between August and October 1875 he was the Minister of the Interior and of Foreign affairs.
Manuel de Ascázubi died of a heart attack in Quito on December 25, 1876.[4]
References
- "Vicepresidentes en la historia" (PDF). www.vicepresidencia.gob.ec (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- Guamán Freire, Andrés (17 October 2011). "Familia del Prócer Juan de Salinas y Zenitagoya" (in Spanish).
- Juan Maiguashca. "Historia y región en el Ecuador: 1830-1930". Flacso Ecuador.
- Moncayo, Pedro; Moncayo, Carlos E; Veloz, Luis F (1906). El Ecuador de 1825 a 1875: sus hombres, sus instituciones y sus leyes (in Spanish). Imprenta Nacional.
External links
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