- This article is about the former president of Ecuador. For the city in Ecuador named for him, see Durán, Ecuador. Durán also known as Eloy Alfaro is a City located in the province of Guayas, Ecuador, near the junction between the Daule & Babahoyo rivers and where
Eloy Alfaro Delgado (Montecristi, June 25, 1842 - Quito, January 28, 1912), was president of Ecuador from 1895 to 1901 and from 1906 to 1911. Montecristi is a town in the Manabí province of Ecuador and the capital of the canton by the same name Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Quito, officially San Francisco de Quito, is the Capital of Ecuador in northwestern South America. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Ecuador topics. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
Eloy Alfaro was the leader of the Ecuadorian Liberal Revolution which he fought since his youth until 1895 when the liberals took power. The Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party ( Partido Liberal Radical Ecuatoriano) is a liberal party in Ecuador and the oldest existing political party in Ecuador Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
He is attributed with separating the church from the state and implementing many political and civil rights like freedom of speech, finishing the first railroad from Guayaquil to Quito, legalized divorce, built public schools, and allowed civil marriage. Separation of church and state is a Political and Legal Doctrine that Government and religious institutions are to be kept separate Guayaquil (waʝaˈkil officially Santiago de Guayaquil, is the largest and the most populous City in Ecuador, as well as that nation's main port Quito, officially San Francisco de Quito, is the Capital of Ecuador in northwestern South America. Civil marriage or secular marriage is a Marriage which is performed by a government official and not a religious organization
He was killed in 1912 by the infuriated people of Quito. His body was mutilated, dragged through the streets and finally burned at "El Ejido".
In a recently conducted survey by a leading television channel in Ecuador, Alfaro was named the "Greatest Ecuadorian" in recognition of the changes he promoted which still exist today in Ecuadorian society. In 1991 the Ecuadorian Navy purchased from Britain the frigate Penelope and renamed her Presidente Eloy Alfaro. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For the bird see Frigatebird. A frigate /ˈfrɪgɪt/ is a warship
He is also accredited for founding the "Colegio Militar Eloy Alfaro" on December 11, 1899, a six year high school in the center of Quito, and " Escuela Militar Eloy Alfaro" a collegue in the outskirts of Quito.
His likeness appears on the Ecuador currency 50 cent coin.
| Preceded by Vicente Lucio Salazar |
President of Ecuador 1895-1901 |
Succeeded by Leonidas Plaza |
| Preceded by Lizardo García |
President of Ecuador 1906-1911 |
Succeeded by Carlos Freile Zaldumbide |
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