José María Urbina

President José María Urbina

José María Mariano Segundo de Urvina y Viteri (born March 19, 1808 in Quillán de Píllaro , † September 4, 1891 in Guayaquil ) was the sixth President (1852-1856) of Ecuador .

He was born in Quillán de Píllaro not far from Tungurahua . One of his training courses took place at the Naval School in Guayaquil . He later became governor of Guayaquil and died there. He showed remarkable courage in a naval battle in 1828 between a Peruvian corvette and two ships from Greater Colombia . Before becoming president of the country, he was a congressman for Guayas Province . One of his first activities as president was the abolition of slavery and the expulsion of the Jesuits from the country in 1852.

literature

Ana Rodríguez de Gómez: Jose María Urvina y Viteri: Semblanza biográfica del hombre y su epoca. 1964.

Web links

Commons : José María Urbina - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Urvina's biography , accessed May 31, 2012
^ Activities as President , accessed May 31, 2012

personal data
SURNAME	Urbina, José María
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Urvina y Viteri, José María Mariano Segundo de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Ecuadorian President
DATE OF BIRTH	March 19, 1808
PLACE OF BIRTH	Quillan de Píllaro
DATE OF DEATH	September 4, 1891
Place of death	Guayaquil

[1] Urvina's biography , accessed May 31, 2012

[2] Activities as President , accessed May 31, 2012