Tomás Regalado (Salvadoran politician)

Tomás Herculano de Jesús Regalado Romero (7 November 1861 in Santa Ana, El Salvador – 11 July 1906 in Jutiapa, Guatemala) was 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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Regalado and the second or maternal family name is Romero.
Tomás Regalado
20th President of El Salvador
In office
14 November 1898 – 1 March 1903
Provisional: 14 November 1898 – 1 March 1899
Vice PresidentFrancisco Antonio Reyes
Preceded byRafael Antonio Gutiérrez
Succeeded byPedro José Escalón
Minister of National Defense
In office
1 March 1903 – 11 July 1906
Preceded byFernando Figueroa
Succeeded byFernando Figueroa
Personal details
Born(1860-11-07)7 November 1860
Santa Ana
El Salvador
Died11 July 1906(1906-07-11) (aged 45)
Jutiapa
Guatemala
NationalitySalvadoran
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Concepción González Fortis
Signature
Military service
Allegiance El Salvador
Branch/serviceSalvadoran Army
RankGeneral
Battles/warsFirst Totoposte War
Revolution of the 44
1898 Salvadoran coup d'état
Second Totoposte War
Third Totoposte War †

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.[1]

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