Marco Aurelio Soto

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Marco Aurelio Soto

Marco Aurelio Soto (born November 13, 1846 in Tegucigalpa , † February 25, 1908 in Paris ) was President of Honduras from August 27, 1876 to May 9, 1883 .

Life

His parents were Francisca Martínez and Máximo Soto. His cousin was Bernardo Soto Alfaro .

Soto studied law at the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala and was admitted to the bar in 1866. He supported the Reforma Liberal in 1871, as Justo Rufino Barrios Auyón called the overthrow of the Liberal government in Guatemala .

Marco Aurelio Soto was government and foreign minister in the government cabinet of Justo Rufino Barrios Auyón in Guatemala. In an interview with the New York Times on March 30, 1885, Soto dismissed the claim that he had signed the decree expelling the Jesuits.

Presidency

In 1876, Ponciano Leiva resigned under pressure from José María Reina Barrios , President of Guatemala, whereupon the latter's foreign minister and political foster child Marco Aurelio Soto became president of Honduras.

Marco Aurelio Soto pushed through some liberal reforms in Honduras. In his cabinet was Ramón Rosa. He moved the seat of government to Tegucigalpa. A telegraph network was set up in Honduras under the Marco Aurelio Soto government. In 1880 there was a telegraph connection that linked 68 stations in ports and major cities over 1,547 miles. During Soto's reign, railway lines were built and 368 elementary schools for boys, 67 elementary schools for girls, a university , a military academy and a mountain school were established.

In 1880 Soto forwarded his correspondence with the British Consul on the subject of Islas de la Bahía to William C. Burchard (Burchard Honduras Fruit Co .; * 1835 New York; † June 8, 1895), who from 1880 to April 3, 1891 US Was consul of Comagua.

Justo Rufino Barrios Auyón wanted to replace the state borders between Honduras and Guatemala with liberal aggressiveness with economic integration, which made Soto superfluous.

Soto was represented by Luis Bográn Barahona on May 9, 1883 and did not return to Honduras from a state visit.

In 1885 Soto moved from N ° 8 East 84th Street to N ° 929 Fifth Avenue for $ 210,000 next to N ° 931 New York, which was owned by Barrios.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The New York Times , February 25, 1887, Marco A. Soto Wants A Syndicate , his cousin, Bernardo Soto
  2. ^ A b The New York Times , March 30, 1885, An Opponent of Barrios , Ex-President Soto
  3. ↑ US Honduran diplomatic correspondence
  4. ^ The New York Times , June 30, 1895, Obituary Record , Consul Jarnigan
  5. ^ The New York Times , July 31, 1883, President Soto Holds Fifty Millions , Marco A. Soto, President of the Republic of Honduras, visited the Sub-Treasury
predecessor Office successor
Ponciano Leiva Supremo Director of Honduras
August 27, 1876 - May 9, 1883 		Luis Bográn Barahona
personal data
SURNAME Soto, Marco Aurelio
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Soto, Marco A.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION President of Honduras
DATE OF BIRTH November 13, 1846
PLACE OF BIRTH Tegucigalpa
DATE OF DEATH February 25, 1908
Place of death Paris