Calixto Velado
Calixto Velado | |
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| Vice President of El Salvador | |
| In office 1 March 1903 – 1 March 1907 | |
| President | Pedro José Escalón |
| Preceded by | Francisco Antonio Reyes Gálvez |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Enrique Araujo |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 1923–1923 | |
| President | Alfonso Quiñónez Molina |
| Preceded by | Reyes Arrieta Rossi |
| Succeeded by | Gustavo Vides |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Calixto Velado Eduardo 14 March 1855 Izalco, El Salvador |
| Died | 16 March 1927 (aged 72) |
Calixto Velado Eduardo (14 March 1855 – 16 March 1927) was a politician and writer from El Salvador who was Vice President of El Salvador during the presidency of Pedro José Escalón.
Velado was born on 14 March 1855, in Izalco, Sonsonate department.[1] He attended secondary school in the United States and Europe. His first published poem was El cantar de la paloma, which made his writings became widely known throughout Central America, Spain, and France.[1] He wrote the books "Arte y Vida" and "Poema de Job".[2] He was a founding member of the Academia de Ciencia y Bellas Artes.[3] He worked as a manager of the Banco Occidental.[2]
Velado was a representative for Izalco in the Constituent Assembly of 1871. He served as the Treasurer General of the Republic (1885-1890) during economically difficult times.[1] He was elected Vice President of El Salvador[2] in the cabinet of Pedro José Escalón from 1 March 1903 to 1 March 1907[4], member of the Legislative Assembly[2], and a presidential designate.[2] He was Minister of Finance and Public Credit in 1923 in the cabinet of Alfonso Quiñónez Molina.[4]
He died on 16 March 1927.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Historia del Órgano Legislativo de la República de El Salvador 1824–2006: 1871–1900, Page 85
- ^ a b c d e f Martínez Peñate, Óscar; Sánchez, María Elena (2000). El Salvador, diccionario: personajes, hechos históricos, geografía e instituciones (2. ed.). San Salvador, El Salvador, C.A.: Editorial Nuevo Enfoque. ISBN 99923-800-4-7.
- ^ Flemion, Philip F. (1972). Historical dictionary of El Salvador. Metuchen (N.J.): Scarecrow press. ISBN 0-8108-0471-9.
- ^ a b Leistenschneider, María; Leistenschneider, Freddy (1980). Gobernantes de El Salvador (biografías). Publicaciones del Ministerio del Interior.