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  • Comment: @Theroadislong: these are two different subjects/drafts. They're in the same family, hence the similar names. Star Mississippi 18:11, 2 February 2024 (UTC)
  • Comment: Repeated re-submission without addressing the issues. Someone unconnected with the family is welcome to revisit this. Star Mississippi 16:53, 28 January 2024 (UTC)
  • Comment: Family search is not a reliable source. Theroadislong (talk) 12:43, 27 January 2024 (UTC)
  • Comment: ...but the person is likely notable; the draft just doesn't show it yet. Clean it up. The references look terrible--the first six or seven are all the same except for the date, when all these articles from the Diario Oficial have titles and page numbers and what not, so clean up the templates. Don't have pictures sandwiching text. Make sure every paragraph has a secondary source. Drmies (talk) 01:29, 26 January 2024 (UTC)


For other people named Fidel Antonio Novoa Meléndez, see Fidel Antonio Novoa Meléndez (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Novoa and the second or maternal family name is Meléndez.
Fidel Antonio Novoa Meléndez
57th and 63th President of the Legislative Assembly
from El Salvador
In office
13 February 1903 – 1904
Serving with Fernando López
Preceded byDionisio Aráuz
Succeeded byFederico Mejía
In office
29 April 1912 – 1913
Serving with Fernando López
Preceded byRafael Pinto Figueroa
Succeeded byCarlos Meléndez
Deputy of the Legislative Assembly
from El Salvador
In office
23 Feb 1914 – 1915
Minister of Public Instruction, Finance & Public Credit of El Salvador
In office
1898–1900
Minister of War & Navy of El Salvador
In office
1900–1901
Personal details
Born
Antonio Fidel Novoa Meléndez

24 April 1863
Sensuntepeque, El Salvador
Died13 November 1922(1922-11-13) (aged 59)
 France, Paris
Resting placeCemetery of Distinguished Citizens
Political partyLiberal and National Democratic Party
SpouseMaría Inés Fuentes Najarro
Parent(s)Adolfo Novoa Méndez
Rosaura Meléndez
RelativesJosé María Leandro Novoa Gómez (grandfather, 1803-1886)
Constantino Fuentes Parra
Fidel Antonio Novoa Fuentes (son, 1900-1981)
Ricardo Armando Novoa Arciniegas (grandson, 1931-2017)
Alma materLiceo Salvadoreño and University of El Salvador
OccupationPolitician, physician and surgeon.
Signature

Fidel Antonio Novoa Meléndez (24 April 1863 – 13 November 1922) was a Salvadoran politician who was the president of the Legislative Assembly from 1903 to 1904 and again from 1912 to 1913.

Early and personal life

Dr. Novoa Meléndez pharmacy outside, downtown San Salvador, 1916.

Fidel Antonio Novoa Meléndez was born on 24 April 1863 in Sensuntepeque, which at the time was part of the San Vicente, El Salvador de Austria and Lorenzana Department; El Salvador..[1] Son of Mr. Adolfo Novoa Méndez, a cattle rancher and farmer and Mrs. Rosaura Meléndez, he was born in the city of Sensuntepeque (now the department of Cabañas since 1873) in April of 1863. With a bachelor's degree in Sciences and Art from the Salvadoran Lyceum (1881-1883), he enrolled in the Faculty of Medicine of the University of El Salvador, where he studied the required subjects between 1884 and 1890, when he obtained his doctorate with the thesis on The Influence of Prostitution on the newborn.[2]

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Dr. Novoa Meléndez pharmacy inside, downtown San Salvador, 1916.

Dr. Novoa Meléndez founded his pharmacy since 1909, located at the corner of 8a Avenue North and 8a Oriente Street. On January 1, 1787, President and General Manuel José Arce was born in this site.

Departing from El Salvador[3], he also visited the New York and San Francisco[4], in September 1910 and later again New York August 1922[5]

In his professional practice, he stood out as a prominent physician and an outstanding knowledgeable professor, who exercised his medical and managerial work at the Rosales Hospital and at the Orphans' Hospice.

Political career

President of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador (1903 and 1912) during the administration of Pedro José Escalón and Manuel Enrique Araujo[6] and vice-president of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador (1914) during the administration of Carlos Meléndez [7], in whose congressional seats he remained for several years, he also served as minister in the government portfolios of Public Instruction, Finance & Public Credit (Treasury Department)[8], and War & Navy (Defense Department)[9] during the administration of Tomás Regalado Romero [10]. Legislative Assembly.[11] From 29 April 1912 to 1913, Novoa Meléndez served as the president of the Legislative Assembly; political career he started in 1892 as Senator. [12]

Dr. Novoa Meléndez legacy belongs to a family that has earned local political notoriety in public service in El Salvador in the 19th and 20th centuries: his father Adolfo Novoa Méndez was Trustee of the City Counsil (Síndico in Spanish) of Sensuntepeque Municipality in 1880, his father-in-law as Constantino Fuentes Parra was president of the the Legislative Assembly in 1881, his son Fidel Antonio Novoa Fuentes was a congressman in 1929, both his grandsons Fidel Antonio Novoa Arciniegas was the Mayor of San Salvador in 1964[13] and Ricardo Armando Novoa Arciniegas was a Judge of the Supreme Court of Justice of El Salvador in 1989.

Illness and death

Dr. Fidel Antonio Novoa Meléndez mausoleum, San Salvador General Cementery "Los Ilustres".

On a trip, while leaving daughter María Dolores "Lolita" in a private boarding school in London, Dr. Novoa Meléndez got one leg infected, and since he had diabetes, got gangrene. He died in the French capital on November 13, 1922 (Paris, France Civil Registry for Année 1922, Arrondissement #7, Actes d'état civil #1751, Cote 7D 176.)[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] but his remains were repatriated and arrived on Salvadoran soil on January 2, 1923, after which they were buried in the general cemetery of the city of San Salvador. His funeral was held the two days later at San Salvador Cathedral. His body was returned to El Salvador on the USS Homeric protected cruiser, arriving in La Libertad on 1 January 1923.





References

Citations

  1. ^ Vega Jiménez, Patricia (3 March 2010). CENTROAMÉRICA EN OFERTA. Los libros azules (1914-1916). San Jose, Costa Rica: Universidad de Costa Rica. p. 75. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Médicos de antaño y sus anuncios (NOVOA, Dr. Fidel Antonio)". La Prensa Gráfica newspaper. San Salvador, El Salvador. 20 February 2022. p. 1. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Diario Oficial, "MOVIMIENTO DE BUQUES" (22 Aug 1910 Issue) Salvador Ship" (PDF). Diario Oficial (in Spanish). San Salvador, El Salvador. p. 211.
  4. ^ "Diario Oficial, "MOVIMIENTO DE BUQUES" (24 Oct 1910 Issue) Acapulco Ship" (PDF). Diario Oficial (in Spanish). San Salvador, El Salvador. p. 315.
  5. ^ "Diario Oficial, "MOVIMIENTO DE VAPORES" (25 Jul 1922 Issue) Colombia Ship" (PDF). Diario Oficial (in Spanish). San Salvador, El Salvador. p. 127.
  6. ^ "Diario Oficial (13 Feb 1903 Issue)" (PDF). Diario Oficial (in Spanish). San Salvador, El Salvador. p. 65.
  7. ^ "Diario Oficial (23 Feb 1914 Issue)" (PDF). Diario Oficial (in Spanish). San Salvador, El Salvador. p. 135.
  8. ^ "Diario Oficial (11 Oct 1899 Issue)" (PDF). Diario Oficial (in Spanish). San Salvador, El Salvador. p. 65.
  9. ^ "Diario Oficial (3 Apr 1901 Issue)" (PDF). Diario Oficial (in Spanish). San Salvador, El Salvador. p. 15.
  10. ^ "Diario Oficial (15 May 1901 Issue)" (PDF). Diario Oficial (in Spanish). San Salvador, El Salvador. p. 108.
  11. ^ Cruz Zepeda, Ciro (2006). Historia del Organo Legislativo de la Republica de El Salvador (PDF) (III ed.). San Salvador, El Salvador: Legislative Assembly of El Salvador. p. 19. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Diario Oficial (2 Feb 1892 Issue)" (PDF). Diario Oficial (in Spanish). San Salvador, El Salvador. p. 1.
  13. ^ "El Salvador Arrives at the Pivotal Point". The Miami Herald. Miami, FL. 30 March 1964. p. 1. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  14. ^ "Dr. Fidel Antonio Novoa". New York Times. New York City, New York. 17 November 1922. p. 3. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  15. ^ "Dr. Fidel Antonio Novoa". The Chattanooga News. Chattanooga, Tennessee. 16 November 1922. p. 2. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  16. ^ "Dr. Fidel Antonio Novoa". Chattanooga Daily Times. Chattanooga, Tennessee. 17 November 1922. p. 3. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  17. ^ "San Salvador, Republic of El Salvador". The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. 17 November 1922. p. 8. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  18. ^ "Diplomat Dead". Chillicothe Gazette. Chillicothe, Ohio. 17 November 1922. p. 4. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  19. ^ "Salvadorean is Dead". The Charlotte News. Charlotte, North Carolina. 16 November 1922. p. 2. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  20. ^ "Dies in Paris". The West Virginian. Fairmont, W VA. 16 November 1922. p. 7. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  21. ^ "Dr Fidel Novoa Is dead in Paris". San Francisco Call and Post. San Francisco, CA. 16 November 1922. p. 9. Retrieved 23 January 2024.

Bibliography

Political offices
Preceded by President of the Legislative Assembly
1903–1904 		Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the Legislative Assembly
1912–1913 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Public Instruction, Finance & Public Credit of El Salvador
1898 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of War & Navy of El Salvador
1901 		Succeeded by

Additional References

"Historia del Órgano Legislativo de la República de El Salvador" Tomo_III_Historia_Asamblea Legislativa Page 19 https://www.asamblea.gob.sv/sites/default/files/2021-08/Tomo_III_Historia_AsambleaLegislativa.pdf

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