This article is about the former president of Ecuador. For the city in Ecuador named for him, see Durán, Ecuador.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alfaro and the second or maternal family name is Delgado.
José Eloy Alfaro Delgado
15th President of Ecuador
In office 16 January 1906 – 12 August 1911
Preceded by
Lizardo García
Succeeded by
Carlos Freile Zaldumbide
In office 5 June 1895 – 31 August 1901
Vice President
Manuel Benigno Cueva (1897—1899) Carlos Freire Zaldumbide (1899—1901)
Preceded by
Vicente Lucio Salazar
Succeeded by
Leónidas Plaza
Supreme Chief of Manabí & Esmeraldas, in rebellion
In office February 1883 – 11 October 1883
Personal details
Born
José Eloy Alfaro Delgado
(1842-06-25)25 June 1842 Montecristi, Ecuador
Died
28 January 1912(1912-01-28) (aged 69) Quito, Ecuador
Political party
Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party (Founder)
Spouse
Ana Paredes Arosemena
(m. 1872)
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José Eloy Alfaro Delgado (25 June 1842 – 28 January 1912) often referred to as "The Old Warrior," was an Ecuadorian politician who served as the President of Ecuador from 1895 to 1901 and from 1906 to 1911. Eloy Alfaro emerged as the leader of the Liberal Party and became a driving force for fairness, justice and liberty. He became one of the strongest opponents of the pro-Catholic conservative President Gabriel García Moreno (1821–1875). The "Viejo Luchador" (in Spanish) played a central role in the Liberal Revolution of 1895 and fought against conservatism for almost 30 years.
Alfaro's major political legacies are considered to be strengthened national unity, securing the integrity of Ecuador's borders, and the increased secularization of the country. Alfaro led the modernization of Ecuadorian society through the introduction of new ideas, education, and systems of public transport and communication, including the engineering feat of the Transandino Railway linking Guayaquil with Quito. Alfaro's effigy appeared on the Ecuadorian 50-cent coin from the 2000 issue, and the Ecuadorian Army's military college bears his name, as have two ships of the Ecuadorian Navy.
José EloyAlfaro Delgado (25 June 1842 – 28 January 1912) often referred to as "The Old Warrior," was an Ecuadorian politician who served as the President...
EloyAlfaro International Airport (IATA: MEC, ICAO: SEMT) is a combination civilian airport and military air base on the Pacific coast near Manta, a city...
conflict, often violent, between the Liberal and Conservative parties. EloyAlfaro brought the Liberal Party to power during the revolution of 1895. In...
forming a part of the Gran Colombian fleet. The government of President EloyAlfaro (1906–1911) made one of the most notable naval acquisitions of the time...
Canton EloyAlfaro is a canton of Ecuador, part of the province of Esmeraldas. Its capital is the town of Limones. Its population at the 2001 census was...
had ruled Ecuador for several decades, by the Radical Liberals, led by EloyAlfaro. After the revolution, the new government legalized divorce, allowed...
disbanding of the small terrorist group, "¡Alfaro Vive, Carajo!" ("Alfaro Lives, Dammit!"), named after EloyAlfaro. However, continuing economic problems...
of arms), worth US$0.80 S/. 50,000 (Obverse: former Liberal president EloyAlfaro Delgado. Reverse: Ecuador's coat of arms), worth US$2.00 Sucres per U...
new heavy crude refinery compound, operated by Refinery of the Pacific EloyAlfaro but funded and built by Pertroecuador. Despite Ecuador’s large oil production...
in Ecuador.[citation needed] He served as vice president to President EloyAlfaro Delgado from 31 August 1899 to 31 August 1903. He was President of the...
named after the most prominent liberal politician in Ecuadorian history, EloyAlfaro, who founded the country's first institutionalized Liberal Party in 1884...
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He served as the youngest military leader under Ecuador President, EloyAlfaro. Lieutenant Colonel Don Julio Martinez Acosta was born in Huaca, Carchi...
(1832–1896) acting 16 April 1895 5 June 1895 50 days Conservative Party — 15 EloyAlfaro (1842–1912) 5 June 1895 9 October 1896 1 year, 126 days Ecuadorian Radical...
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small remnants of the traditional liberal current in the country. 1878: EloyAlfaro founded the Liberal Party (Partido Liberal) 1925: The party is renamed...
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after Rafael Correa in 2009 declined to renew the US military's lease at EloyAlfaro Military Base in Manta and stopped working with the United States' Bureau...
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