Manuel María Orellana Contreras

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Manuel María Orellana Contreras

Manuel María Orellana Contreras (born December 17, 1870 in Jícaro , El Progreso Department , † June 1940 ) was President of Guatemala from December 17 to 31, 1930 .

Life

His cousin was José María Orellana Pinto .

Manuel María Orellana Contreras was in 1930 commandant of the Fuerte de San Rafael de Matamoros , in which he had absolute control over selected soldiers from the militia of El Progreso .

Fuerte de San Rafael de Matamoros

The Castillo de San Rafael de Matamoros was built on a property of the Matamoro family, which was bought by the state of Guatemala on May 8, 1835, according to plans by the surveyor, José María Cervantes, and on the birthday of José Rafael Carrera Turcios , on October 26, 1858 opened as barracks in the northeast of Guatemala City , Zona 1. The rebellion of the occupation of the Fuerte de San Rafael de Matamoros on November 13, 1960 marked the beginning of the Guatemalan civil war .

Presidency

On December 12, 1930 it was decided in the government cabinet of Lázaro Chacón González that the finance minister and 2nd deputy to the president Baudilio Palma , will become executive president. The Minister of War and 1st Deputy President, General Mauro de León, telegraphed this to his commandos across the country.

Inspired by the example of his cousin, General Manuel María Orellana Contreras penetrated the President's office on December 17, 1930, with pistols in his fists, accompanied by a few soldiers . During this occupation 57 people were injured, some fatally. The executive president, Baudilio Palma, fled to the embassy of the German Reich.

General Mauro de León had been killed by the police near the headquarters in Parque Central .

Manuel María Orellana Contreras chose a government cabinet and exchanged a few military men.

Manuel Orellana Contrera's usurpation was rejected in large parts of Guatemalan society. Herbert C. Hoover's US government did not recognize his presidency. The US Ambassador Sheldon Whitehouse ultimately threatened an invasion of the USMC .

Members of the Liberal Progresista Party and members of the Liberal Party of Chacón had each other arrested.

On December 31, 1930 the parliament, the deputy José María Reina Andrade as 1st deputy for President Chacón.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Time , Dec. 29, 1930, Wrong Horse No. 2
  2. ↑ La Hora, 29 de Agosto de 2008, Una década de incertidumbres ( Memento of the original from September 11, 2008 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.lahora.com.gt
  3. ↑ Time , Jan. 12, 1931, "We Are Not Amused"
  4. ^ Rialp, Historia general de España y América , Ediciones Rialp p. 191
predecessor Office successor
Baudilio Palma Presidents of Guatemala
17. – 31. December 1930 		José María Reina Andrade
personal data
SURNAME Orellana Contreras, Manuel María
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Guatemalan President
DATE OF BIRTH December 17, 1870
PLACE OF BIRTH Jícaro , El Progreso Department, Guatemala
DATE OF DEATH June 1940