Joaquín Suárez

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Joaquín Suárez

Joaquín Luis Miguel Suárez de Rondelo y Fernández (born August 18, 1781 in Canelones , † December 26, 1868 in Montevideo ) was a Uruguayan politician .

Life

Suárez held various positions and offices in the course of his political career, both during and after the end of the Uruguayan independence process. So he was first from July 29, 1815 to January 20, 1817 together with Miguel Manuel Francisco Barreiro Bermúdez in the role of Governor of Montevideo as President of the provincial government within the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata , before that at that time Provincia Oriental called Uruguay was conquered by Carlos Federico Lecor for Brazil . From December 1 to December 22, 1828, after achieving independence, he held the interim office of governor and captain general , for which José Rondeau had been elected and which he took over from Suárez on December 22. He was also a member of the constituent assembly (1828-1830) ( Asamblea Constituyente y Legislativa del Estado Oriental ).

In the period from September 19, 1831 to November 7, 1831, Suárez, a member of the Partido Colorado, was then Foreign Minister of Uruguay . Finally, he took over during the Civil War, the Great War , in the Gobierno de la Defensa (Defense Government) on an interim basis, while the long term the presidency from 1 March 1843 to 15 February. 1852

The official abolition of slavery in Uruguay, which was decided on October 28, 1846, falls during this term of office. The design of the Uruguayan flag in its present form goes back to Suárez.

In the Montevidean district of Prado , the Avenida Joaquín Suárez , in which the presidential residence is located, is named after him. A city in the Uruguayan department of Canelones and a settlement in the department of Colonia also bear his name in his honor.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Data on worldstatesmen.org
  2. ↑ List of Foreign Ministers of Uruguay since 1828 ( Memento of February 13, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ List of foreign ministers and their term of office ( Memento of October 10, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) ( Microsoft Excel ) Faculty of Social Sciences at the Universidad de la República
  4. ^ List of foreign ministers on the website of the Uruguayan Foreign Ministry
  5. ^ Data on worldstatesmen.org
  6. ↑ What is Candombe? ( Memento of the original from August 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.candombe.com
  7. ↑ flagshag.com
  8. ^ Britannica.com
predecessor Office successor
Juan Antonio Lavalleja Governor of Uruguay
December 1, 1828-22. December 1828 		José Rondeau
José Fructuoso Rivera President of Uruguay
March 1, 1843–15. February 1852 		Bernardo Prudencio Berro
personal data
SURNAME Suarez, Joaquín
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Suárez de Rondelo y Fernández, Joaquín Luis Miguel (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION President of Uruguay
DATE OF BIRTH August 18, 1781
PLACE OF BIRTH Canelones , Uruguay
DATE OF DEATH December 26, 1868
Place of death Montevideo , Uruguay