Luis Alonso Barahona

Luis Alonso Barahona
Minister of War and the Navy
In office
3 March 1915 – 20 October 1915
PresidentCarlos Meléndez
Alfonso Quiñónez Molina
Preceded byFrancisco Martínez Suárez
Succeeded byEnrique Córdova
Governor of Cortés
In office
9 August 1900 – 1 July 1902
PresidentTerencio Sierra
Preceded byPilar M. Martínez
Succeeded byMiguel Nuila
Deputy of the Greater Republic of Central America from El Salvador
In office
27 August 1898 – 29 November 1898
Personal details
Born1867
Died20 October 1915(1915-10-20) (aged 47–48)
El Salvador
NationalitySalvadoran
OccupationMilitary officer, politician, diplomat
Military service
RankBrigadier General
Battles/warsRevolution of the 44
War of 1907

Luis Alonso Barahona (1867 – 20 October 1915), sometimes spelt Baraona, was a Salvadoran military officer, politician, and diplomat who served as the minister of war and the navy in 1915. He also served as the governor of the Honduran department of Cortés from 1900 to 1902 and as a deputy to the legislature of the Greater Republic of Central America in 1898. Barahona stood as a presidential candidate in El Salvador in both 1907 and 1911, however, he lost both elections to Fernando Figueroa and Manuel Enrique Araujo, respectively.