In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Barillas and the second or maternal family name is Bercián.
General of Division
Manuel Lisandro Barillas Bercián
14th President of Guatemala
In office 16 March 1886 – 15 March 1892 Acting: 6 April 1885 – 15 March 1886
Preceded by
Alejandro M. Sinibaldi
Succeeded by
José María Reina Barrios
Mayor of Quetzaltenango
In office 1892–1893
Preceded by
Manuel Estrada Cabrera
Personal details
Born
(1845-01-17)17 January 1845 Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Died
7 April 1907(1907-04-07) (aged 62) Mexico City, Mexico
Political party
Liberal
Parent
José Onofre Barillas y Ponciana Bercián
Occupation
Military General
Nickname
"Man of tragic sevens" (because he died on 7 April 1907)
Manuel Lisandro Barillas Bercián (17 January 1845 – 7 April 1907) was a Guatemalan general and acting president of Guatemala from 6 April 1885 to 15 March 1886 and President from 16 March 1886 to 15 March 1892. He was born in Quetzaltenango, and assassinated (at the behest of his enemy Manuel Estrada Cabrera, President of Guatemala at the time) in Mexico City in 1907.[1]
Manuel Lisandro Barillas Bercián (17 January 1845 – 7 April 1907) was a Guatemalan general and acting president of Guatemala from 6 April 1885 to 15 March...
1906. The First Totoposte War occurred during the presidency of Manuel Lisandro Barillas Bercián in Guatemala, after the overthrow of Salvadoran President...
1885 against forces in El Salvador. ManuelBarillas was president from 16 March 1886 to 15 March 1892. ManuelBarillas was unique among liberal presidents...
Universidad Galileo María Vicenta Rosal (1820–1886), religious leader ManuelBarillas (1845–1907), President of Guatemala Jesús Castillo (1877–1946), Musician...
Sinibaldi (1825–1896) Acting 2 April 1885 5 April 1885 3 days Liberal — 14 ManuelBarillas (1845–1907) 6 April 1885 15 March 1892 6 years, 345 days Liberal —...
Jose Maria Pinelo, a refugee from Petén during the presidency of ManuelBarillas, visited Benque, remaining from 1887 to 1889. In the 1890s the population...
learned the dictator had given orders to poison him. Former President ManuelBarillas was stabbed to death in Mexico City, on a street outside of the Mexican...
them eventually did so. During the late 1880s, Guatemalan President ManuelBarillas pushed the idea in Guatemala and neighboring El Salvador and Honduras...
and Sancho de Barahona, Founder Santa Cruz Barillas, Santa Elena Barillas (Guatemala) – General ManuelBarillas, president of Guatemala Santa Lucía La Reforma...
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have, Barillas Bercián was able to be declared President on 16 March 1886 and remained in office until 1892. During the government of general Barillas Bercián...
Felipe Barrientos Manuel Montalvo Justo Barrios † Adolfo V. Hall † José Víctor Zavala Luis Molina Camilo Álvarez Felipe Cruz ManuelBarillas José Reina Strength...
elections were held in Guatemala in July 1904. The result was a victory for Manuel Estrada Cabrera, who received all but three of the valid votes. He assumed...
my conduct as president". "Very well" said general Barillas, and both parted cordially. Barillas then brought in Dr. Montúfar and interrogated him in...
anthem for Guatemala. In 1887, the president of Guatemala, General Manuel Lisandro Barillas Bercián, called for a competition to choose music that would complement...
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