Pablo Herrera González ( Pujilí,

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, January 25, 1820 –

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, February 19, 1896) was an Ecuadorian

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, and

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. He served as president (Pentavirate), vice president, deputy,

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, and minister of Ecuador, among other positions.

Biography

Son of

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Manuel Herrera Salcedo y de N. González.

University Studies

He completed his university studies in Quito, which he completed in 1845, at a time when the March revolution, which led to the fall of General

Juan José Flores Juan José Flores y Aramburu (19 July 1800 – 1 October 1864) was a Venezuelan-born military general who became the first (in 1830), third (in 1839) and fourth (in 1843) President of the new Republic of Ecuador. He is often referred to as " ...

' regime, had already erupted in

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. He became a lawyer on July 1, 1850.

Political Career

In 1853, he began his political career when he was elected councilman of Quito. In 1857, he served as secretary of the Senate. In 1857, together with

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and Gabriel García Moreno, he was editor of the newspaper "La Unión Nacional," dedicated to combating and criticizing the regime of General

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, who, for this reason, ordered his imprisonment and exile in the same year.

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Biography

University Studies

Political Career

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