Joaquín Crespo

Joaquín Crespo

President of Venezuela
In office
26 April 1884  15 September 1886
Preceded by Antonio Guzmán Blanco
Succeeded by Antonio Guzmán Blanco
President of Venezuela
In office
October 7, 1892  February 28, 1898
Preceded by Guillermo Tell Villegas Pulido
Succeeded by Ignacio Andrade
Personal details
Born (1841-08-22)22 August 1841
San Francisco de Cara, Aragua
Died 16 April 1898(1898-04-16) (aged 56)
La Mata Carmelera, Cojedes
Political party Liberal Party
Spouse(s) Jacinta Parejo
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Joaquín Sinforiano de Jesús Crespo Torres (Spanish pronunciation: [xoaˈkin simfoˈɾjano ðe xeˈsus ˈkɾespo ˈtores]; 22 August 1841 – 16 April 1898) was a politician, soldier, a member of the Great Liberal Party of Venezuela and President of Venezuela from 1884 to 1886 and again from 1892 to 1898. During the second Joaquín Crespo regime, the Venezuela Crisis of 1895 saw Venezuela's longstanding dispute with Great Britain about the territory of Guayana Esequiba, which Britain claimed as part of British Guiana and Venezuela saw as Venezuelan territory, come to a head. An international arbitral panel ultimately awarded most of the territory to Britain. Crespo was killed in battle.[1]

Personal life

Crespo was married to Jacinta Parejo, who served as First Lady of Venezuela from 1884–1886, and 1892–1898.

See also

References

  1. Shaw, Albert (1898). "Obituaries". The American Monthly Review of Reviews. New York: The Review of Reviews Co.: 539.
Political offices
Preceded by
Antonio Guzmán Blanco
President of Venezuela
1884–1886
Succeeded by
Antonio Guzmán Blanco
Preceded by
Guillermo Tell Villegas Pulido
President of Venezuela
1892–1898
Succeeded by
Ignacio Andrade
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