Manuel Felipe Tovar
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Manuel Felipe de Tovar (1 January 1803 in Caracas
- 21 February 1866 in Paris) was President of Venezuela from 1859–1861.
Tovar was the first President of Venezuela elected by popular vote, his first presidency lasted a month, when as President of the Council of State, replaced the absence of Julián Castro
, from 18 August until 17 September 1858. Tovar was a direct descending of Bishop Fray Mauro de Tovar, who arrived to Venezuela
with his nephews in 1640. Although inherited the title of Count of Tovar, he resigned the peerage, being an exemplary citizen of republican virtues. Tovar takes active part against the revolution of José Tadeo Monagas
and his hegemony, being in total support of Julián Castro
.
Tovar attends the Convention reunited in Valencia in July, 1858, where Julián Castro
was elected provisional president. Tovar is designated President of the Council of State, and later on 4 January 1859, temporary Vice-president. In 1859, swaying the government of Castro, corresponded to Tovar to be in charge of the executive authority, in the heat of the Federal War. Despite the fury of this war, the elections in Venezuela
are carried out. There is a notable characteristic, the 1860 elections are the first in which people goes to vote in a direct, secret and universal form. The only restriction is the war.
The scrutinies made under the supervision of congress, offers the following results: Manuel Felipe Tovar, 35,010 votes, Pedro Gual, 4,389 votes, José Antonio Páez
, 746 votes. Tovar is elected by popular decision, but the war continues, Páez, who was in New York City, returns by petition of government, being in charge of the Army. On 20 May 1861 Tovar resigns to the presidency, under political and military pressure, after that decides to go along with his family to Paris, where he dies in 1866.
Caracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
- 21 February 1866 in Paris) was President of Venezuela from 1859–1861.
Tovar was the first President of Venezuela elected by popular vote, his first presidency lasted a month, when as President of the Council of State, replaced the absence of Julián Castro
Julián Castro
- See also :*Venezuela*Presidents of Venezuela...
, from 18 August until 17 September 1858. Tovar was a direct descending of Bishop Fray Mauro de Tovar, who arrived to Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
with his nephews in 1640. Although inherited the title of Count of Tovar, he resigned the peerage, being an exemplary citizen of republican virtues. Tovar takes active part against the revolution of José Tadeo Monagas
José Tadeo Monagas
José Tadeo Monagas Burgos was President of Venezuela 1847-1851 and 1855–1858, and a hero of the Venezuelan War of Independence...
and his hegemony, being in total support of Julián Castro
Julián Castro
- See also :*Venezuela*Presidents of Venezuela...
.
Tovar attends the Convention reunited in Valencia in July, 1858, where Julián Castro
Julián Castro
- See also :*Venezuela*Presidents of Venezuela...
was elected provisional president. Tovar is designated President of the Council of State, and later on 4 January 1859, temporary Vice-president. In 1859, swaying the government of Castro, corresponded to Tovar to be in charge of the executive authority, in the heat of the Federal War. Despite the fury of this war, the elections in Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
are carried out. There is a notable characteristic, the 1860 elections are the first in which people goes to vote in a direct, secret and universal form. The only restriction is the war.
The scrutinies made under the supervision of congress, offers the following results: Manuel Felipe Tovar, 35,010 votes, Pedro Gual, 4,389 votes, José Antonio Páez
José Antonio Páez
José Antonio Páez Herrera was General in Chief of the army fighting Spain during the Venezuelan Wars of Independence, in addition to becoming the President of Venezuela once it was independent of the Gran Colombia...
, 746 votes. Tovar is elected by popular decision, but the war continues, Páez, who was in New York City, returns by petition of government, being in charge of the Army. On 20 May 1861 Tovar resigns to the presidency, under political and military pressure, after that decides to go along with his family to Paris, where he dies in 1866.