Lorenzo Zepeda

Lorenzo Zepeda
Lorenzo Zepeda
President of El Salvador
	In office; 1 February 1858 – 8 February 1858; Acting President
Preceded by	Rafael Campo
Succeeded by	Miguel Santín del Castillo
Personal details
Born	24 October 1813; Sonsonate, El Salvador
Died	20 December 1858 (aged 45); Metapán, El Salvador

Lorenzo Zepeda (24 October 1813 – 20 December 1858) was president of El Salvador from 1 to 8 February 1858. Going down in history as one of the President of the Republic of El Salvador for an extremely short period, since due to the absence of the then president, Miguel Santín del Castillo and the current vice president, Eufrasio Guzmán, he had to assume command from 1 to 8 February 1858.^[1]

Biography

Lorenzo Zepeda was born in Sonsonate on 24 October 1813.^{[citation needed]}

In 1848, Lorenzo was elected alternate Deputy for the District of Metapán and with Mariano Hernández being the owner.^[2]

In December 1857 he was elected senator to manage Santa Ana. His executive command was transitional and he received a post from Don Rafael Campo, where he was sent to serve as absent in the capital under the president.^{[citation needed]}

On 7 February 1858, he handed over the government to the elected president, General Miguel Santín del Castillo. When Santín decided to retire to his estates in June, the vice president was called to take over the executive branch. But when the vice president excused himself from office, after that Zepeda was invited, who also excused himself for his progressive disease.^{[citation needed]}

He died in Metapán on 20 December 1858 due to his lung illness.^{[citation needed]}

Political offices
Preceded by Rafael Campo	President of El Salvador (acting) 1–7 February 1858	Succeeded by Miguel Santín del Castillo

References

^ "Casa Presidencial - República de El Salvador". 2 March 2009. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
^ ""Elecciones"". Gaceta del Gobierno Supremo del Estado del Salvador. Tomo 1, Number 42: 166 – via Consultado el 25 de abril de 2019.

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[1] "Casa Presidencial - República de El Salvador". 2 March 2009. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2021.

[2] ""Elecciones"". Gaceta del Gobierno Supremo del Estado del Salvador. Tomo 1, Number 42: 166 – via Consultado el 25 de abril de 2019.

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Post-independence (1821–1823)	Barriere Delgado Filísola Codallos Consultive Junta^‡ Prado^†
Federal Republic of Central America (1823–1841)	J. Rodríguez Prado J. V. Villacorta Prado Cornejo J. D. Villacorta Cornejo Morazán^† J. San Martín Prado J. San Martín C. Salazar^† G. Salazar^† Escolán^† Silva Espinoza F. Gómez Vigil T. Menéndez Vigil T. Menéndez Cañas^† Morazán Silva^† Cañas^† Ramírez^† Lindo^†
Republic of El Salvador (1841–1931)	Lindo^† Arce^† Marín^† J. J. Guzmán D. Villacorta^† Marín^† J. J. Guzmán C. Molina^† Arce^† C. Molina^† Arce^† Palacios^† Malespín Palacios^† J. E. Guzmán Palacios^† Aguilar Palacios^† Aguilar Medina^† Quirós^† Vasconcelos R. Rodríguez^† Vasconcelos Dueñas^† Quirós^† Dueñas J. M. San Martín^† Dueñas V. Gómez^† J. M. San Martín Dueñas^† Campo Dueñas^† Campo Zepeda^† Santín Barrios^† Santín J. E. Guzmán^† Peralta^† Barrios Dueñas González Méndez^† González del Valle Zaldívar Guirola^† Zaldívar Figueroa^† Rosales^† F. Menéndez C. Ezeta A. Ezeta^† Gutiérrez Regalado Escalón Figueroa M. Araujo C. Meléndez^† Quiñónez^† C. Meléndez Quiñónez^† J. Meléndez Quiñónez P. Romero A. Araujo
Military presidents (1931–1979)	Civic Directory^‡ Hernández Martínez^† A. Menéndez^† Hernández Martínez A. Menéndez^† Aguirre^† Castaneda Revolutionary Council of Government^‡ Osorio Lemus Junta of Government^‡ Civic-Military Directory^‡ Cordón^† Rivera F. Sánchez A. Molina C. Romero
Salvadoran Civil War (1979–1992)	Revolutionary Government Junta^‡ Magaña Duarte Cristiani
Post-Civil War (since 1992)	Cristiani Calderón Flores Saca Funes S. Sánchez Bukele C. Rodríguez^†
^† – Acting or provisional president ^‡ – Military junta

Lorenzo Zepeda


President of El Salvador
In office 1 February 1858 – 8 February 1858 Acting President
Preceded by	Rafael Campo
Succeeded by	Miguel Santín del Castillo

Personal details
Born	24 October 1813 Sonsonate, El Salvador
Died	20 December 1858(1858-12-20) (aged 45) Metapán, El Salvador