Date of Birth: 
Place of Birth: León, León Department, Nicaragua
About José Madriz
- José Madriz Rodríguez (21 July 1867 – 14 May 1911) was the President of Nicaragua from 21 December 1909 to 20 August 1910.Madriz was born on 21 July 1867, in León, Nicaragua.
- After President José Santos Zelaya resigned on December 21, 1909 in the face of an armed Counter-Revolution and United States opposition, Madriz assumed the presidency as a designate by the congress.
- Madriz attempted to establish an Anti-Imperialist struggle against USA interests, but active North American intervention in favor of the Oligarchy politicians proved insurmountable, and he went into exile in August 1910.
- He died in Mexico City on 14 May 1911. In 1936, the newly created Madriz Department was named in his honor.
Read more at Wikipedia
Image Author, Source and License
Author: Unknown
Source:
License: PD US
More Details
Source:
|
This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division
under the digital ID ggbain.02663. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information.
|
License: PD US
More Details