Doroteo Vasconcelos

Doroteo Vasconcelos
President of El Salvador
In office
7 February 1848 (1848-02-07) – 26 January 1850 (1850-01-26)
Vice PresidentJosé Félix Quirós
Preceded byJosé Félix Quirós
Succeeded byRamón Rodríguez
In office
4 February 1850 (1850-02-04) – 1 March 1851 (1851-03-01)
Vice PresidentJosé Félix Quirós
Preceded byRamón Rodríguez
Succeeded byFrancisco Dueñas
Personal details
Born(1803-02-06)6 February 1803
Sensuntepeque, El Salvador Province, Capitanía General de Guatemala, Spain
Died10 March 1883(1883-03-10) (aged 80)
San Vicente, El Salvador
Political partyLiberal
OccupationMilitary

Doroteo Vasconcelos Vides y Ladrón de Guevara (February 6, 1803–March 10, 1883) was President of El Salvador 7 February 1848 - 1 February 1850 and 4 February 1850 – 1 March 1851.[1] Vasconcelos was close friend of Honduran general Francisco Morazán. He tried to invade Guatemala and defeat general Rafael Carrera on 2 February 1851 but he was defeated. After defeat, he retired from public life.

  1. ^ "Presidencia de El Salvador". Archived from the original on 6 October 2007. Retrieved 6 October 2007.