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Francisco Linares Alcántara

Venezuelan politician (1825–1878)

Summary

Venezuelan politician (1825–1878)

Field	Value
image	Antonio Esteban Frías 1911 000.jpg
order	President of Venezuela
term_start	27 February 1877
term_end	30 November 1878
predecessor	Antonio Guzmán Blanco
successor	José Gregorio Valera
birth_date
birth_place	Turmero, Aragua state, Venezuela
death_date
death_place	La Guaira, Venezuela
party	Liberal Party
signature	Signature of Francisco Linares Alcántara.jpg
spouse	Belén Esteves Yánes

|}} Francisco de Paula Linares Alcántara (13 April 1825 – 30 November 1878) was the president of Venezuela (1877–1878) and a member of the Liberal Party of Venezuela.

Personal life

Francisco Linares Alcántara was born on 13 April 1825, in Turmero, Aragua to General Francisco de Paula Alcántara and Trinidad Linares. His father was one of the heroes of the Venezuelan War of Independence.

Francisco Linares Alcántara later married to Belén Esteves Yánes, who served as First Lady of Venezuela from 1877 to 1878.

File:Belén Esteves Yánes de Alcántara.jpg|Belén Esteves Yánes Image:Miguel Navarro Cañizares 1873 000.jpg|Belén Esteves Yánez de Linares Alcantara (wife)

Career

Francisco Linares Alcántara began his career as a soldier in 1846 and fought during the insurrections carried out by Ezequiel Zamora and Francisco Rangel. Due to the political instability in Venezuela from 1847 to 1858, Alcántara also fought to defend state institutions during the administrations of Jose Tadeo Monagas and Jose Gregorio Monagas. By 1854, he became a deputy to the National Congress from the state of Aragua before fighting again during the Federal War (1858–1863) and along with Antonio Guzman Blanco for the Liberal cause between 1868 and 1870.

Alcántara was elected president in February 1877 and his administration became known for its liberal policies such as more autonomy given to the states, political amnesties, and increased freedom of the press.

Gallery

Image:Caricature of Francisco Linares Alcántara.jpg|Linares Alcántara in an 1877 caricature

References

"VenezuelaTuya".
buscabiografias. "Biografía de Francisco Linares Alcántara".
Straka, Tomas. (2017). "Historical Dictionary of Venezuela". Rowman & Littlefield.

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