Mariano Baptista

Mariano Baptista
23rd President of Bolivia
In office
11 August 1892  19 August 1896
Vice PresidentSevero Fernández
Vacant
Preceded byAniceto Arce
Succeeded bySevero Fernández
6th Vice President of Bolivia
First Vice President
In office
4 September 1884  15 August 1888
Serving with Jorge Oblitas
PresidentGregorio Pacheco
Preceded byAniceto Arce
Succeeded byJosé Manuel del Carpio
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship
In office
23 October 1888  26 January 1891
PresidentAniceto Arce
Preceded byJuan Francisco Velarde
Succeeded bySerapio Reyes Ortiz
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Government
In office
9 May 1873  4 May 1876
PresidentAdolfo Ballivián
Tomás Frías
Preceded byMelchor Terrazas
Succeeded byJorge Oblitas
Minister of Finance
In office
12 August 1873  27 September 1873
PresidentAdolfo Ballivián
Preceded byRafael Bustillo
Succeeded byPantaleón Dalence
Personal details
Born
Mariano Baptista Caserta

(1831-07-16)16 July 1831
Calchani, Cochabamba, Bolivia
Died19 March 1907(1907-03-19) (aged 74)
Cochabamba, Bolivia
Political partyConservative
SpouseGabina Terrazas
Parent(s)José Manuel Baptista
Petrona Caserta
EducationUniversity of Saint Francis Xavier
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Mariano Baptista Caserta (16 July 1832 19 March 1907, Cochabamba) was a Bolivian politician, orator and journalist. An outstanding intellectual of his time, he was a deputy in various periods, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1873-1876) and (1888-1891), President of Congress (1884-1888), Constitutional President of the Republic (1892-1896) and Vice President of the Republic (1884-1888).