Santiago González Portillo

Marshal
Santiago González Portillo
Marshal Santiago González Portillo
14th President of El Salvador
	In office; 15 April 1871 – 1 February 1876; Provisional: 15 April 1871 – 1 February 1872
Vice President	Manuel Méndez (1872)
Preceded by	Francisco Dueñas
Succeeded by	Andrés del Valle
Vice President of El Salvador
	In office; 1 February 1876 – 1 May 1876
President	Andrés del Valle
Preceded by	Manuel Méndez
Succeeded by	Baltasar Estupinián
President of the Legislative Assembly
	In office; 16 January 1863 – 29 January 1863
President	Gerardo Barrios
Preceded by	Himself
Succeeded by	Ireneo Chacón
	In office; 27 January 1862 – 26 February 1862
President	Gerardo Barrios
Preceded by	José Ángel Quirós
Succeeded by	Himself
Minister of War
	In office; 26 October 1863 – 15 April 1871
President	Francisco Dueñas
Personal details
Born	25 July 1818; Zacapa, Guatemala
Died	1 August 1887 (aged 69); San Salvador, El Salvador
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Soledad Fortis (m. 1866)
Profession	Military, politician
Military service
Allegiance	El Salvador
Branch/service	Salvadoran Army
Years of service	? – ?
Rank	Commander-in-Chief
Battles/wars	War of 1863 Battle of Coatepeque; Siege of San Salvador;

Santiago González Portillo (25 July 1818 – 1 August 1887) was a Salvadoran military officer and general who served as the President of El Salvador from 15 April 1871 to 1 February 1876.^[1]

Biography

Santiago González Portillo was born on 25 July 1818 in Zacapa, Captaincy General of Guatemala, Viceroyalty of New Spain.^[1] He married Soledad Fortis on 1 March 1866.^[1]

He served as President of the Legislative Assembly in 1862 and again in 1863 during the presidency of Captain General Gerardo Barrios.^[1] During the War of 1863, he fought alongside Barrios at the Battle of Coatepeque.^[2] He later deserted Barrios and joined the invading Guatemalans under Rafael Carrera.^[2] Under the new government of Francisco Dueñas, he served as the Minister of War of El Salvador from 1863 until 1871, when he led a revolution against Dueñas' conservative government, which was overthrown. He also amended the constitution. He became President of El Salvador after his revolution and served until 1876.^[1]

He served as Vice President and commander-in-chief of the army during the term of his successor, Andrés del Valle.^[3]

He died on 1 August 1887 in San Salvador.^[1]

References

^ a b c d e f "Presidentes de El Salvador – Mariscal Santiago González" [Presidents of El Salvador – Marshal Santiago González]. Casapres.gob.sv (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
^ a b López Vallecillos, Italo (1967). Gerardo Barrios y su Tiempo. Vol. 2. pp. 377–482.
^ Ching, Erik (2014-01-15). Authoritarian el Salvador: Politics and the Origins of the Military Regimes, 1880-1940. ISBN 9780268076993.

Political offices
Preceded by Francisco Dueñas	President of El Salvador 1871–1876	Succeeded by Andrés del Valle

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[casa-1] "Presidentes de El Salvador – Mariscal Santiago González" [Presidents of El Salvador – Marshal Santiago González]. Casapres.gob.sv (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

[lopez-2] López Vallecillos, Italo (1967). Gerardo Barrios y su Tiempo. Vol. 2. pp. 377–482.

[3] Ching, Erik (2014-01-15). Authoritarian el Salvador: Politics and the Origins of the Military Regimes, 1880-1940. ISBN 9780268076993.

v t e Heads of state of El Salvador
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

v t e Presidents of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador
1800s	Hoyos Cornejo Mencía Rodríguez y Nuila Blanco Paiz Mencía Zelaya Pérez Aguilar Agustín Morales San Martín Bonilla Dueñas Hernández Gómez Cabañas Gallardo Quirós González Portillo Chacón Gallardo Francisco Zaldívar Gallardo Chacón Rafael Zaldívar Campo Vasconcelos Larreynaga Ayala Fallos Valle Mariano Castro López Lemus Domingo López Vides Moreno Guirola Alvarado Gómez Galindo Ruíz Aguilar Valle Rodríguez Larreynaga Ayala Pacas Pineda Vaquero Arce y Rascón Durán Santillana Castro Rodríguez Pinto Figueroa Medina Rodríguez Arriola Zelaya Fallos Interiano Romero Aráuz
1900s	Arriola Zelaya García González Aráuz Novoa Meléndez Mejía Aráuz García González Martínez Pinto Figueroa Novoa Meléndez Meléndez Ramírez García de Machón Batres Falla Cañas Parker Modesto Castro González José Antonio Rodríguez Fernando López Reyes Gálvez Olano Villacorta Rodolfo Víctor Morales Cierra Reyes Gálvez Rivas Vides Galindo Pohl Peralta Salazar Carmona Dárdano Esquivel Rodríguez Cordón Cea Guerrero Guardado Guerra Hércules Rubén Alfonso Rodríguez Echeverría D'Aubuisson Castillo Rodas Guevara Alvarenga Valdivieso Angulo Samayoa Salguero Gross Flores Pérez Duch Martínez
2000s	Zepeda Peña Araujo Zepeda Peña Orellana Zepeda Peña Reyes Morales Peña Mendoza Gallegos Navarrete Quijano González Ponce López Castro Aldana

Marshal Santiago González Portillo


14th President of El Salvador
In office 15 April 1871 – 1 February 1876 Provisional: 15 April 1871 – 1 February 1872
Vice President	Manuel Méndez (1872)
Preceded by	Francisco Dueñas
Succeeded by	Andrés del Valle
Vice President of El Salvador
In office 1 February 1876 – 1 May 1876
President	Andrés del Valle
Preceded by	Manuel Méndez
Succeeded by	Baltasar Estupinián
President of the Legislative Assembly
In office 16 January 1863 – 29 January 1863
President	Gerardo Barrios
Preceded by	Himself
Succeeded by	Ireneo Chacón
In office 27 January 1862 – 26 February 1862
President	Gerardo Barrios
Preceded by	José Ángel Quirós
Succeeded by	Himself
Minister of War
In office 26 October 1863 – 15 April 1871
President	Francisco Dueñas

Personal details
Born	25 July 1818 Zacapa, Guatemala
Died	1 August 1887(1887-08-01) (aged 69) San Salvador, El Salvador
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Soledad Fortis (m. 1866)
Profession	Military, politician
Military service
Allegiance	El Salvador
Branch/service	Salvadoran Army
Years of service	? – ?
Rank	Commander-in-Chief
Battles/wars	War of 1863 Battle of Coatepeque Siege of San Salvador