Hilarión Daza
Hilarión Grosolé Daza (born January 14, 1840 in Sucre , † February 27, 1894 in Uyuni ) was President of Bolivia from 1876 to 1879 .
Live and act
Daza came to power on May 4, 1876 through a coup against President Tomás Frías Ametller . In order to rehabilitate the ailing state budget, he imposed high taxes on saltpeter exports in 1879. This created anger among Chilean exporters. Chile saw this as a breach of contract (border treaties of 1874) and occupied the saltpetre areas in the saltpetre war (1879-1884). Daza was deposed on December 28, 1879 and went into exile in France for several years .
In the peace treaty of 1884, Bolivia had to surrender its access to the Pacific via Antofagasta with the province of Atacama to Chile .
Daza was murdered in Uyuni train station on February 27, 1894.
literature
- Miguel Mercado Moreira: Guerra del Pacífico. Nuevos esclarecimientos. Causas de la retirada de Camarones; asesinato de Daza . Universitario Simón I. Patiño, La Paz 1956.
- Edgar Oblitas Fernández: ¿Quién mató al ex-Presidente Hilarión Daza? . Editorial Tupac Katari, Sucre 1982.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Tomás Frías Ametller |
President of Bolivia May 4, 1876-14. April 1879 |
Pedro José Domingo de Guerra y Sánchez de Bustamante |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Daza, Hilarión |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Daza, Hilarión Grosolé (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bolivian President |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 14, 1840 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sucre |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 27, 1894 |
| Place of death | Uyuni |