Luis Benjamín Cordero y Crespo | |
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| 14th President of Ecuador | |
| In office 1 July 1892 – 16 April 1895 | |
| Vice President | Pablo Herrera Vicente Lucio Salazar |
| Preceded by | Antonio Flores Jijón |
| Succeeded by | Vicente Lucio Salazar |
| President of the Provisional Government of Quito | |
| In office 14 February 1883 – 9 July 1883 | |
| Preceded by | José María Sarasti |
| Succeeded by | Rafael Pérez Pareja |
| Member of the Provisional Government of Quito | |
| In office 14 February 1883 – 11 October 1883 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 6, 1833 Déleg, Cañar, Ecuador |
| Died | January 30, 1912 (aged 78) Cuenca, Ecuador |
| Political party | Progresistas |
| Spouses | Jesús Dávila Heredia
(m. 1867; died 1891)Josefina Espinosa Astorga
(m. 1896; died 1900) |
Luis Benjamín Cordero y Crespo (6 April 1833 – 30 January 1912) was President of Ecuador 1 July 1892 to 16 April 1895.
Cordero was born 6 April 1833 in the Cañar province of Ecuador to parents Gregorio Cordero and Josefa Crespo. Cordero studied at the Seminary High School in Cuenca, and later the Central University of Ecuador in Quito. In 1865 he became a lawyer, arguing cases before the Supreme Court of Cuenca. After his career in law, Cordero began publishing poetry and in 1892 published the first Quicha-Spanish dictionary.