Roberto Sacasa Sarria (27 February 1840 – 2 June 1896) was the
President of Nicaragua
The president of Nicaragua ( es, Presidente de Nicaragua), officially known as the president of the Republic of Nicaragua ( es, Presidente de la República de Nicaragua), is the head of state and head of government of Nicaragua. The office was ...
from 5 August 1889 to 1 January 1891 and again from 1 March 1891 to 11 July 1893.
Ancestry
He was the son of Juan Bautista Sacasa Méndez and Casimira Sarria Montealegre, daughter of Ramón de Sarria y Reyes and Francisca Montealegre Romero (sister to Mariano Montealegre y Romero), themselves the offspring of Mariano Ignacio Montealegre Balmaceda and Casimira Romero Sáenz. Casimira was the daughter of Cecilio Antonio Romero Parajeles and Bárbara Sáenz Bonilla. Barbara, in turn, was the daughter of Manuel Sáenz Vázquez and Ana Antonia Bonilla Astúa, herself the daughter of Juan Bonilla Pereira and Francisca Astúa Cháves de Alfaro. Francisca was the daughter of Juan Astúa and Ana Cháves de Alfaro.
His brother Antioco Sacasa Sarria married Ramona Sacasa Cuadra , sister of Angela Sacasa Cuadra his wife.
He was a maternal relative of
Silvestre Selva Sacasa, Supreme Director of Nicaragua appointed by the invading forces of
Francisco Malespín
Francisco Malespín Herrera (1806 – 25 November 1846) was a Salvadoran military officer and politician, elected as the president of El Salvador in 1844. He served from 7 February 1844 to 15 February 1845, when he was deposed by his vice presi ...
during the
Malespín's War
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, and
Benjamín Lacayo Sacasa
Benjamín Lacayo Sacasa (27 June 1893 – 4 April 1959) was the President of Nicaragua from 27 May to 15 August 1947.
He was born in Granada, Nicaragua. Lacayo Sacasa was the president of the lower chamber of National Congress of Nicaragua in 1933 ...
, acting President of Nicaragua during the 1940s.
Political career
Sacasa, a member of the Conservative Party, had many problems due to a split within the conservatives. A rebellion by ex-president
Joaquín Zavala
Joaquín Zavala Solís (30 November 1835 in Managua – 30 December 1906 in Managua) was the President of Nicaragua from 1 March 1879 to 1 March 1883 and from 16 July to 15 September 1893. He was a member of the Conservative Party of Nicaragua.
H ...
in 1893 led to liberal
José Santos Zelaya
José Santos Zelaya López (1 November 1853 in Managua – 17 May 1919 in New York City) was the President of Nicaragua from 25 July 1893 to 21 December 1909.
Early life
He was a son of José María Zelaya Irigoyen, who was originally from ...
coming to power, ending 35 years of conservative rule.
Marriage and issue
He married his cousin Ángela Sacasa Cuadra and had:
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Juan Bautista Sacasa Sacasa
Juan Bautista Sacasa (21 December 1874 in León, Nicaragua – 17 April 1946 in Los Angeles, California) was the President of Nicaragua from 1 January 1933 to 9 June 1936. He was the eldest son of Roberto Sacasa and Ángela Sacasa Cuadra, the for ...
, 18th President of Nicaragua married María Argüello-Manning, a cousin of
Leonardo Argüello
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, 20th President of Nicaragua, and had:
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Maruca Sacasa-Argüello
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Carlos Sacasa-Argüello
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Roberto Sacasa-Argüello, grandfather of US playwright
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
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Gloria Sacasa-Argüello
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* ''Dolores Sacasa Sacasa, daughter of his brother, Antioco Sacasa Sacasa'' married to ''Ramón Sevilla Castellón'', and had:
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Guillermo Sevilla Sacasa
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(b.
León, Nicaragua
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Alberto Sevilla-Sacasa
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León, Nicaragua
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Oscar Sevilla-Sacasa
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León, Nicaragua
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Rafael Sevilla-Sacasa
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León, Nicaragua
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Edda Sevilla-Sacasa
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León, Nicaragua
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Ligia Sevilla-Sacasa
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León, Nicaragua
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Julia Sevilla-Sacasa
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) married to James Kudriavtsev (married 1960-divorced in 1970) and have two children. Later she married Henri Alexandre DeBayle-Sacasa and have four children (married 1971): ''
*** Clelia Kudryavtseva Sevilla-Sacasa de Pereau (b.
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**** ''Sylvie Pereau (b.
Geneva
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**** ''Yves Pereau (b.
Paris
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*** George Mikhail Wallace Sevilla-Sacasa, (b.
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) was married to Leyla Argüello Grons (b.
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) and now (divorced) they have one child.
**** ''Ryan Wallace-Sacasa Argüello-Olivas (b. 1993 in
Coral Gables,
Dade County,
Florida
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* Xavier DeBayle-Sevilla (b.
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* Nicolas DeBayle-Sevilla (b.
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* Alexandra DeBayle-Sevilla (b.
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* Casimira Sacasa Sacasa, married to Dr. Luis Henri Debayle Pallais, son of
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Luis Henri Debayle Montgolfier and wife Salvadora Pallais y Bermúdez, and had:
** ''Blanca Debayle Sacasa, married to Dr. Nestor Portocarrero Gross, and had: ''
*** ''
Hope Portocarrero Debayle, married to her first cousin
Anastasio Somoza Debayle
Anastasio "Tachito" Somoza Debayle (; 5 December 1925 – 17 September 1980) was the President of Nicaragua from 1 May 1967 to 1 May 1972 and from 1 December 1974 to 17 July 1979. As head of the National Guard, he was ''de facto'' ruler of ...
, 73rd and 76th President of Nicaragua, and had issue''
*** ''Nestor Portocarrero Debayle (b.
Tampa
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,
Hillsborough County,
Florida
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)''
** ''Salvadora Debayle Sacasa, married to
Anastasio Somoza García
Anastasio Somoza García (1 February 1896 – 29 September 1956) was the leader of Nicaragua from 1937 until his assassination in 1956. He was only officially the 21st President of Nicaragua from 1 January 1937 to 1 May 1947 and from 21 May 19 ...
, 65th and 69th President of Nicaragua, and had issue''
*** ''
Lillian Somoza Debayle
Lillian ("'Lilly"' or "'Lilita"') Somoza de Sevilla Sacasa, born Lillian Ada de la Cruz Somoza Debayle (May 3, 1921 – May 17, 2003) was a member of the Somoza family in Nicaragua. She was the daughter of dictatorial president Anastasio Somo ...
married
Guillermo Sevilla Sacasa
Guillermo Sevilla Sacasa (September 11, 1908, Leon, Nicaragua – December 16, 1997 Potomac, Maryland, United States ) was the Nicaraguan ambassador to the United States from 1943 until July 19, 1979, when President Anastasio Somoza Debayle ...
, and had issue''
**** Guillermo Anastasio Sevilla Somoza
**** Lillian Salvadora Sevilla Somoza
**** Luis Ramón Sevilla Somoza
**** Edda Maria Sevilla Somoza
**** Julia Dolores Sevilla Somoza
**** Lorena Isabel Sevilla Somoza
**** Eduardo José Sevilla Somoza
**** Alejandro Xavier Sevilla Somoza
**** Bernardo David Sevilla Somoza
*** ''
Luis Somoza Debayle
Luis Anastasio Somoza Debayle (18 November 1922 – 13 April 1967) was the 26th President of Nicaragua from 21 September 1956 to 1 May 1963.
Somoza Debayle was born in León. At the age of 14, he and his younger brother Anastasio attended Sa ...
, married
Isabel Urcuyo, and had issue''
**** ''Salvadora Somoza Urcuyo''
**** ''Bernabé Somoza Urcuyo''
**** ''Luis Somoza Urcuyo''
**** ''Álvaro Somoza Urcuyo''
**** ''Gerardo Somoza Urcuyo''
*** ''
Anastasio Somoza Debayle
Anastasio "Tachito" Somoza Debayle (; 5 December 1925 – 17 September 1980) was the President of Nicaragua from 1 May 1967 to 1 May 1972 and from 1 December 1974 to 17 July 1979. As head of the National Guard, he was ''de facto'' ruler of ...
, married to his first cousin
Hope Portocarrero Debayle, and had issue''
**** ''
Anastasio Somoza Portocarrero
Anastasio Somoza Portocarrero (born 1 February 1951) is a Nicaraguan American colonel and businessman.
Biography
Early life
Anastasio Somoza Portocarrero was born on December 18, 1951, in Miami, Florida, United States. A member of the Somoza fam ...
(b.
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,
Dade County,
Florida
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**** ''Julio Somoza Portocarrero''
**** ''Carolina Somoza Portocarrero''
**** ''Carla Somoza Portocarrero''
**** ''Roberto Somoza Portocarrero''
References
Presidents of Nicaragua
Vice presidents of Nicaragua
1840 births
1896 deaths
Conservative Party (Nicaragua) politicians
19th-century Nicaraguan people
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