Santiago González (politician)

Santiago González Portillo (25 July 1818 – 1 August 1887) was a general from El Salvador. He served as President of El Salvador from 15 April 1871 to 1 February 1876[1], and as Vice President and commander-in-chief of the army during the term of his successor, Andrés del Valle.[2]

Santiago González Portillo
14th President of El Salvador
In office
15 April 1871 – 1 February 1876
Vice PresidentManuel Méndez (1872)
Preceded byFrancisco Dueñas
Succeeded byAndrés del Valle
President of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador
In office
1861–1862
Personal details
Born25 July 1818
Guatemala City, Guatemala
DiedSan Salvador, El Salvador
Political partyLiberal Party
Spouse(s)Soledad Fortis
Military service
RankGeneral

He served as the minister of war of El Salvador from 1863 to April 1871. He led a revolution in 1871 in which the conservative government was overthrown, and he amended the constitution.

References
  1. http://www.worldstatesmen.org/El_Salvador.html
  2. Ching, Erik (2014-01-15). Authoritarian el Salvador: Politics and the Origins of the Military Regimes, 1880-1940. ISBN 9780268076993.
Political offices
Preceded by
Francisco Dueñas		 President of El Salvador
1871–1876		 Succeeded by
Andrés del Valle
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