Francisco Dueñas Díaz (3 December 1810 – 4 March 1884) was a Salvadoran politician and member of the Conservative Party who served as

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on four different occasions: 3 May 1851 to 30 January 1852, 1 February 1852 to 1 February 1854, 1 to 12 February 1856 in acting capacity, and 26 October 1863 to 15 April 1871. He was "an ardent defender of the clerical interests. Dueñas at one time had taken the vows as a Dominican, but when the convents were closed in 1829, he left the cloister and secured a

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." Under his leadership, "the clerical party was in the ascendancy and El Salvador experienced a far-reaching Conservative reaction."J. Lloyd Mecham, ''Church and State in Latin America'' (

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, 1966), p. 324

Personal life

Francisco Dueñas Díaz was born on 3 December 1810 in San Salvador,

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. His father was José Miguel Dueñas and his mother was Secundina Díaz. He married on Teresa Dárdano on 12 February 1866 and his ceremony was presided over by Bishop

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. He had five children: Francisco, Carlos, Miguel, Pablo, and Antonia.

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Presidents of El Salvador Vice presidents of El Salvador 1810 births 1884 deaths People from San Salvador 19th-century Salvadoran people {{ElSalvador-politician-stub