Tomás Medina Menéndez
Tomás Medina Menéndez (born June 1803 in Santa Ana (El Salvador) , † 13 February 1884 ) was Supremo Director of El Salvador from February 1 to 3, 1848 .
Life
His parents were Juana Menéndez and José Bernardo Medina. In his youth he was a commercial entrepreneur. On March 9, 1831 he married Gertrudis Rodríguez. In 1854 he became governor of the Department of Sonsonate , he held office for eight months and recommended Teodoro Moreno as his successor, who succeeded him. In January 1859 he ran for parliament for the Department of Santa Ana , which had been removed from the Department of Sonsonate. In January 1860 he took up his mandate for the departments Metapán and Santa Ana in parliament and led it until the dissolution of parliament by Francisco Dueñas Díaz in 1863. Medina has acquired a considerable fortune. In 1833 he bought the mill of Apanteos and in 1836 the haciendas of San Juan del Campo and San Isidro at a price of 80,000 pesos. He died of pharyngitis on February 13, 1884 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ worldstatesmen.org, El Salvador
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Eugenio Aguilar Gonzalez Batres |
Supremo Director of El Salvador 1st – 3rd February 1848 |
José Félix Quiroz |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Medina Menéndez, Tomás |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Supremo Director of El Salvador |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 1803 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Santa Ana, El Salvador |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 13, 1884 |