Andrés del Valle
Andrés del Valle | |
|---|---|
| President of El Salvador | |
| In office 1 February 1876 – 1 May 1876 | |
| Vice President | Santiago González |
| Preceded by | Santiago González |
| Succeeded by | Rafael Zaldívar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 November 1833 Santa Ana, El Salvador |
| Died | 28 June 1888 San Salvador |
| Political party | Liberal party |
| Profession | politician |
Andrés del Valle Rodríguez (30 November 1833 – 28 June 1888) was President of El Salvador from February 1 until May 1, 1876.
His father Fernando del Valle was born in Santander and had made his fortune in trade and agriculture. Andrés del Valle was a member of the constitutional assembly from 1872 until 1873. In 1874 he became senator for the Santa Ana Department. In 1875, he was vice-chairman of the Senate and chairman of the parliament. On March 1, 1875, the parliament called for elections on the first Sunday of December that year.
Andres was elected for the administration between February 1, 1876, and February 1, 1880. His vice-president was the predecessor, Santiago González. A government loan of a half a million USD was enforced on the same day.
Justo Rufino Barrios Auyón, then president of Guatemala, was skeptical, because Santiago González supported political refugees from Guatemala. He also suspected Ponciano Leiva from Honduras to be planning to overthrow him.
Barrios let Valle know, that in case he planned to continue this course, he would see to it that the Guatemalan government would support José María Medina from Honduras in overthrowing Ponciano Leiva.