Luis Alonso Barahona | |
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Minister of War and the Navy | |
In office 3 March 1915 – 20 October 1915 | |
President | Carlos Meléndez Alfonso Quiñónez Molina |
Preceded by | Francisco Martínez Suárez |
Succeeded by | Enrique Córdova |
Governor of Cortés | |
In office 9 August 1900 – 1 July 1902 | |
President | Terencio Sierra |
Preceded by | Pilar M. Martínez |
Succeeded by | Miguel Nuila |
Deputy of the Greater Republic of Central America from El Salvador | |
In office 27 August 1898 – 29 November 1898 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1867 |
Died | 20 October 1915 El Salvador | (aged 47–48)
Nationality | Salvadoran |
Occupation | Military officer, politician, diplomat |
Military service | |
Rank | Brigadier General |
Battles/wars | Revolution 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.