Pedro José de Arteta
Pedro José de Arteta | |
|---|---|
 | |
| President of Ecuador | |
Interim | |
| In office 7 November 1867 – 20 January 1868 | |
| Preceded by | Jerónimo Carrión |
| Succeeded by | Juan Javier Espinosa |
| Vice President of Ecuador | |
| In office 1868–1869 | |
| President | Juan Javier Espinosa |
| Preceded by | Position vacant |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Javier León |
| In office 1865–1867 | |
| President | Jerónimo Carrión |
| Preceded by | Rafael Carvajal |
| Succeeded by | Position vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pedro José de Arteta y Calisto 1797 Quito, Quito, Spanish Empire |
| Died | 24 August 1873 (aged 75–76) Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador |
| Political party | Conservative Party |
Pedro José de Arteta y Calisto (1797 in Quito – 24 August 1873[1]) was Vice President of Ecuador from 1865 to 1869[2] and served briefly as interim President from 6 November 1867 to 20 January 1868.[3] A member of the Conservative Party, he served as President of the Senate in 1839, and was also the brother of Nicolás Joaquín de Arteta y Calisto, first Archbishop of Quito.
Early life
Pedro José de Arteta was born in Quito to Joaquín de Arteta de Larrabeytia, a native of Guayaquil, and Leonor Calisto Muñoz. The couple had sixteen children, including Nicolás de Arteta y Calisto, who would go on to be the future Archbishop of Quito.[3]
Vice presidency
Arteta, being the vice president of Jerónimo Carrión, took charge of the executive branch on November 7, 1867 when the latter resigned. He remained in this position for 74 days, until Juan Javier Espinosa was elected to fill out the remainder of the term. He retained his post as vice president until 1869, when Espinosa was ousted by Gabriel García Moreno.[4]
See also
References
- ^ WM. "Эквадор". proekt-wms.narod.ru.
- ^ "Vicepresidentes en la historia" (PDF). www.vicepresidencia.gob.ec. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ a b Gomezjurado Zevallos, Javier (2015). Quito: Historia del Cabildo y la Ciudad (in Spanish) (First ed.). Instituto Metropolitano de Patrimonio. p. 296. ISBN 978-9942-20-821-7.
- ^ Constitutional Background Library of Congress Country Studies
