Francisco Dueñas

Francisco Dueñas Díaz (3 December 1810 – 4 March 1884) was a Salvadorean politician and member of the Conservative Party who served as President of El Salvador from:

• 3 May 1851 – 30 January 1852 in acting capacity
• 1 February 1852 – 1 February 1854
• 1–12 February 1856 in acting capacity
• 26 October 1863 – 15 April 1871.[1]

Francisco Dueñas
President of El Salvador
In office 13 May 1851 – 30 January 1852
Preceded by	José Félix Quirós
Succeeded by	José María San Martín
In office 1 February 1852 – 1 February 1854
Vice President	Tomás Medina
Preceded by	José María San Martín
Succeeded by	Vicente Gómez
In office 1 February 1856 – 12 February 1856
Preceded by	José María San Martín
Succeeded by	Rafael Campo
In office 26 October 1863 – 15 April 1871
Vice President	Gregorio Arbizú José María Parrilla
Preceded by	Gerardo Barrios
Succeeded by	Santiago González
Personal details
Born	3 December 1810 San Salvador
Died	4 March 1884 San Francisco, USA
Profession	doctor of law

He was "an ardent defender of the clerical interests. Dueñas at one time had taken the vows as a Dominican, but when the convents were closed in 1829, he left the cloister and secured a papal dispensation." Under his leadership, "the clerical party was in the ascendancy and El Salvador experienced a far-reaching Conservative reaction."[2]

References

1. "Presidencia de El Salvador". Archived from the original on 2007-10-06. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
2. J. Lloyd Mecham, Church and State in Latin America (University of North Carolina Press, 1966), p. 324

Political offices
Preceded by José Félix Quirós (acting)	President of El Salvador 1851–1852	Succeeded by José María San Martín (acting)
Preceded by José María San Martín (acting)	President of El Salvador 1852–1854	Succeeded by Vicente Gómez (acting)
Preceded by José María San Martín	President of El Salvador 1856 (acting)	Succeeded by Rafael Campo
Preceded by Gerardo Barrios	President of El Salvador 1863–1871	Succeeded by Santiago González