Francisco Malespín

Francisco Malespín

Francisco Malespín Herrera (1806 – 25 November 1846[1]) was an army officer and politicians, elected as the president of El Salvador in 1844. He served from 7 February 1844 to 15 February 1845, when he was deposed by his vice president Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán after leading the country to war against Guatemala, a neighboring state of the Federal Republic of Central America.[2] After being deposed, Malespin returned to El Salvador with forces from Honduras, but he was captured and assassinated.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Fermín Palacios
(acting)
President of El Salvador
1844–1845
Succeeded by
Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán


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