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
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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 |