21st President of Ecuador. He served from September 1, 1924 to July 9, 1925. Prior to becoming president, he earned law degree at the Universidad de Cuenca. He then served as deputy from Cañar Province from 1892 to 1897 and as governor of the same province from 1898 to 1902. He was minister of the interior from 1903 to 1906. In 1912 he served as senator from Carchi Province and as vice president of the senate. He was Ecuador's minister to Chile, Argentina, and the United States during the period 1911 to 1913, and minister to Venezuela in 1922. He was popularly elected to the presidency in 1924. He is best remembered for being severely ill most of the time in office. He did manage the nationalization of the Southern Railroad and to fix and balance the Public Finances. Finally, a coup d'état happened on June 9, 1925 known as the Xulian Revolution. He was imprisoned and on August 23, 1925, going into exile in Valparaíso, Chile, where he died.
21st President of Ecuador. He served from September 1, 1924 to July 9, 1925. Prior to becoming president, he earned law degree at the Universidad de Cuenca. He then served as deputy from Cañar Province from 1892 to 1897 and as governor of the same province from 1898 to 1902. He was minister of the interior from 1903 to 1906. In 1912 he served as senator from Carchi Province and as vice president of the senate. He was Ecuador's minister to Chile, Argentina, and the United States during the period 1911 to 1913, and minister to Venezuela in 1922. He was popularly elected to the presidency in 1924. He is best remembered for being severely ill most of the time in office. He did manage the nationalization of the Southern Railroad and to fix and balance the Public Finances. Finally, a coup d'état happened on June 9, 1925 known as the Xulian Revolution. He was imprisoned and on August 23, 1925, going into exile in Valparaíso, Chile, where he died.
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