Tomás Regalado Romero

Brigadier General
Tomás Regalado Romero
Brigadier General Tomás Regalado Romero
20th President of El Salvador
	In office; 14 November 1898 – 1 March 1903; Provisional: 14 November 1898 – 1 March 1899
Vice President	Francisco Antonio Reyes
Preceded by	Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez
Succeeded by	Pedro José Escalón
Minister of National Defense
	In office; 1 March 1903 – 11 July 1906
Preceded by	Fernando Figueroa
Succeeded by	Fernando Figueroa
Personal details
Born	7 November 1860; Santa Ana, El Salvador
Died	11 July 1906 (aged 45); Jutiapa, Guatemala
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Concepción González Fortis (m. 1894)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	El Salvador
Branch/service	Salvadoran Army
Years of service	? – 1906
Rank	Brigadier General
Battles/wars	First Totoposte War; Revolution of the 44; 1898 Salvadoran coup d'état; 1898 Izalco Revolt; Second Totoposte War; Third Totoposte War †;

Tomás Herculano de Jesús Regalado Romero (7 November 1861 – 11 July 1906) was the president of El Salvador from 14 November 1898 until 1 March 1903. He was a military ruler and gained power by deposing Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez, a man he had previously helped achieve control of the country by taking part in a conspiracy to oust Carlos Ezeta four years earlier. Elected to a four-year term in 1899, he promoted the construction of railways, declared an amnesty for political exiles, and began the construction of the Santa Ana Theater.

Biography

Tomás Herculano de Jesús Regalado Romero was born on 7 November 1861 in Santa Ana, El Salvador. His parents were Tomás Regalado and Petrona Romero de Regalado. In 1894, he married Concepción González Fortis, the daughter of ex-Salvadoran President Santiago González Portillo. They had two children: Tomás Regalado González and Marísa Regalado González.^[1]

Upon leaving office, he remained active in the Army of El Salvador and was appointed Minister of War by his handpicked successor Pedro José Escalón. During a war against Guatemala in 1906 he led a Salvadoran invasion force and went into battle. Seriously wounded, he soon died on 11 July. His coup d'état led to the dissolution of the Greater Republic of Central America after his government withdrew from it.^[2]

Regalado was the last in a series of presidents who had come to power by force during the 19th Century. His peaceful transfer of power to Pedro José Escalón in 1903 allowed for a degree of political stability that persisted until the 1931 Salvadoran coup d'état.

References

^ "Presidentes de El Salvador – General Tomas Regalado" [Presidents of El Salvador – General Tomas Regalado]. casapres.gob.sv (in Spanish). Government of El Salvador. Archived from the original on 2009-03-02. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
^ Walker, Thomas W. Nicaragua, the Land of Sandino. Boulder: Westview Press, 1981., p. 17.

Political offices
Preceded by Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez	President of El Salvador 1898–1903	Succeeded by Pedro José Escalón

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[casapres-1] "Presidentes de El Salvador – General Tomas Regalado" [Presidents of El Salvador – General Tomas Regalado]. casapres.gob.sv (in Spanish). Government of El Salvador. Archived from the original on 2009-03-02. Retrieved 15 October 2022.

[2] Walker, Thomas W. Nicaragua, the Land of Sandino. Boulder: Westview Press, 1981., p. 17.

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v t e Heads of state of El Salvador
Post-independence (1821–1823)	Barriere Delgado Filísola Codallos Consultive Junta^‡ Prado^†
Federal Republic of Central America (1823–1841)	J. Rodríguez Prado J. V. Villacorta Prado Cornejo J. D. Villacorta Cornejo Morazán^† J. San Martín Prado J. San Martín C. Salazar^† G. Salazar^† Escolán^† Silva Espinoza F. Gómez Vigil T. Menéndez Vigil T. Menéndez Cañas^† Morazán Silva^† Cañas^† Ramírez^† Lindo^†
Republic of El Salvador (1841–1931)	Lindo^† Arce^† Marín^† J. J. Guzmán D. Villacorta^† Marín^† J. J. Guzmán C. Molina^† Arce^† C. Molina^† Arce^† Palacios^† Malespín Palacios^† J. E. Guzmán Palacios^† Aguilar Palacios^† Aguilar Medina^† Quirós^† Vasconcelos R. Rodríguez^† Vasconcelos Dueñas^† Quirós^† Dueñas J. M. San Martín^† Dueñas V. Gómez^† J. M. San Martín Dueñas^† Campo Dueñas^† Campo Zepeda^† Santín Barrios^† Santín J. E. Guzmán^† Peralta^† Barrios Dueñas González Méndez^† González del Valle Zaldívar Guirola^† Zaldívar Figueroa^† Rosales^† F. Menéndez C. Ezeta A. Ezeta^† Gutiérrez Regalado Escalón Figueroa M. Araujo C. Meléndez^† Quiñónez^† C. Meléndez Quiñónez^† J. Meléndez Quiñónez P. Romero A. Araujo
Military presidents (1931–1979)	Civic Directory^‡ Hernández Martínez^† A. Menéndez^† Hernández Martínez A. Menéndez^† Aguirre^† Castaneda Revolutionary Council of Government^‡ Osorio Lemus Junta of Government^‡ Civic-Military Directory^‡ Cordón^† Rivera F. Sánchez A. Molina C. Romero
Salvadoran Civil War (1979–1992)	Revolutionary Government Junta^‡ Magaña Duarte Cristiani
Post-Civil War (since 1992)	Cristiani Calderón Flores Saca Funes S. Sánchez Bukele C. Rodríguez^†
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