Joaquín Escolán y Balibrera (b.

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) was a nineteenth-century

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politician. Briefly in 1834 he was chief of state of the State of El Salvador, within the

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. On September 30, 1834 Escolán was designated chief of state of El Salvador. Days later, on October 5, the Legislative Assembly designed the city of San Vicente as the residence of the state authorities, in agreement with Escolán. The Assembly also granted the titles of ''General of the Army'' and '' Benemérito of the Fatherland'' to General

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. Escolán served until October 14, 1834 (two weeks), and then turned over the office to

José María Silva Licenciado José María Silva (c. 1804, San Miguel, El Salvador – October 16, 1876, San Miguel) was a Liberal Salvadoran politician. He was twice briefly chief of state of the State of El Salvador, within the Federal Republic of Central Amer ...

. On March 2, 1835, because

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had declined the appointment as head of state, Escolán again exercised the executive powers, this time as ''consejero'' (councilor). He governed until April 10, 1835. On the latter date, General

Nicolás Espinoza Nicolás Espinoza (November 1795 – March 1845) was a Salvadoran military officer and politician who served as the head of state of El Salvador from 10 April 1835 to 15 November 1835. At the time, El Salvador was a constituent state of the Fe ...

, popularly elected, took office.

External links

Brief biography at the Salvadoran government web site
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