Joaquín Crespo
Joaquín Crespo | |
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President of Venezuela | |
In office 26 April 1884 – 15 September 1886 | |
Preceded by | Antonio Guzmán Blanco |
Succeeded by | Antonio Guzmán Blanco |
President of Venezuela | |
In office October 7, 1892 – February 28, 1898 | |
Preceded by | Guillermo Tell Villegas Pulido |
Succeeded by | Ignacio Andrade |
Personal details | |
Born | San Francisco de Cara, Aragua | 22 August 1841
Died | 16 April 1898 La Mata Carmelera, Cojedes | (aged 56)
Political party | Liberal Party |
Spouse | Jacinta Parejo |
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Joaquín Sinforiano de Jesús Crespo Torres (Spanish pronunciation: [xoaˈkin simfoˈɾjano ðe xeˈsus ˈkɾespo ˈtores]; 22 August 1841 – 16 April 1898) was a politician, soldier, a member of the Great Liberal Party of Venezuela and President of Venezuela from 1884 to 1886 and again from 1892 to 1898.
Presidency
During the second Joaquín Crespo regime, the Venezuela Crisis of 1895 saw Venezuela's longstanding dispute with Great Britain about the territory of Guayana Esequiba, which Britain claimed as part of British Guiana and Venezuela saw as Venezuelan territory, come to a head. An international arbitral panel ultimately awarded most of the territory to Britain. In 1897, Crespo did not campaign for a third presidential term but supported Ignacio Andrade against key opponent Jose Manuel Hernandez. Andrade won the election[1] and inaugurated his term on February 28,[citation needed] 1898 . Hernandez decried the results as fraudulent and took up arms. Hernandez was quickly defeated, with resultant political turmoil.[1]
Death
Crespo who remaining a military mainstay of the government was killed in battle on April 16, 1898[2] in the Combat of Mata Carmelera while defending the government of Ignacio Andrade.[2]
During the crisis in Bolivarian Venezuela, the tomb of Crespo and his wife Jacinta was looted and vandalized, leaving their bodies exposed to the elements.[3]
Personal life
Crespo was married to Jacinta Parejo,[citation needed] who served as First Lady of Venezuela from 1884–1886,[citation needed] and 1892–1898.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Ignacio Andrade". www.biografiasyvidas.com. Biografias y Vidas. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ a b Shaw, Albert (1898). "Obituaries". The American Monthly Review of Reviews. New York: The Review of Reviews Co.: 539.
- ^ "Diputado Richard Blanco denuncia destrozos en el panteón de Joaquín Crespo en el Cementerio General del Sur (video)". La Patilla (in European Spanish). Retrieved 20 April 2018.
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