José María Plácido Caamaño y Gómez-Cornejo (5 October 1837 – 31 December 1900) was an Ecuadorian diplomat and served as

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23 November 1883 to 1 July 1888. Caamaño was born in

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. He was the grandson of Spanish explorer

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. He studied law and theology in the seminary of his native city, and was educated in Quito. Subsequently, he was mayor of

, and chief of the custom-house service. He was a member of the Progresista faction, a liberal Catholic party. Caamaño was also a conservative. The unity between the Conservatives and Liberals was achieved during the War of the Restoration but it was short-lived. President

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tried to end the conflict between Conservatives and Liberals by creating a moderate Republican Party. Ecuador then had political stability for 12 years, but the conservatism and moderation gave way to the

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. He was banished in 1882, went to Lima, organized a revolutionary expedition with which he left

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on 14 April 1883, and landed in Ecuadorian territory three days afterwards. He organized a division and joined the forces that were besieging

about the middle of May. The place was taken by storm by the combined forces under Caamaño, Sarasti, Alfaro, and Salazar. The Progresistas came to power. A provisional government was appointed until the national convention could meet, and on 11 October 1883 he was elected president ad interim. He was finally proclaimed President of the Republic on 17 February 1884. He successfully suppressed an insurrection by

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and his supporters in 1886-1887. An attempt was made to assassinate him in 1886, and he narrowly escaped death by throwing himself into a river. Under his administration telegraphs, railways, an institute of sciences, several colleges, and many new schools were added to the resources of Ecuador. After his term ended, he served as ambassador to the US from 1889 to 1890.

References

External links

Official website of the Ecuadorian Government about the country's President's history
Presidents of Ecuador 1837 births 1900 deaths Mayors of Guayaquil Ambassadors of Ecuador to the United States Ecuadorian people of Galician descent People from Guayaquil {{Ecuador-mayor-stub