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Don Pacífico Chiriboga y Borja (1810–1886) was an actor during the first years of the Republic of Ecuador
. He served as senator, minister, vice-president and acting president during these formative years.
Pacífico Chiriboga was born in 1810, in the family estate in what now is Chimborazo Province
, the son of Don Martin Chiriboga y Leon, the last royalist "Corregidor (position)
" of Riobamba
. After the defeat of the Spanish forces, his father was exiled, but died in the boat before they landed in Jamaica. The father’s devotion to the crown did not affect the young Pacífico's rise in the new Republic due to two things: first, the family land that had been confiscated during the revolution was restored and the young man's early involvement in the publication of the "El Quiteño Libre" a political periodical of great importance at the birth of the Ecuadorian nation. There he worked with some of the most important intellectuals of his time, including Don Pedro Moncayo, Colonel Francisco Hall, Manuel de Ascásubi
y Matheu and his brother Roberto de Ascasubi. His restored fortune and group of friends led to a very prolific public life.
When President Juan Jose Flores
left office in 1835 he was elected to the Quito city council. He was then named Governor of Manabi and Pichincha in the 1840s. On August 30 1852 he was elected Vice President with President Urbina, and was left in charge of the Executive branch for a total of 100 days in different periods between 1852 and 1854. Pacífico was also vice-president from 1858 to 1860, and later was part of the triumvirate in power with Dr Gabriel Garcia Moreno
and Jerónimo Carrión
, both early presidents. He was also part of a second triumvirate. He also served as Senator, Diputado (i.e. Congressman), Minister of State and Mayor of the city of San Francisco de Quito
. As was the case with most politicians of the time, even when he was involved in government, he was involved in the maintenance and expansion of the family land holdings. He often used his own money to finance his political allies. At one point, he sent 4000 head of cattle to feed the troops of Dr Garcia Moreno during the wars between Liberals and Conservatives. He also bought many properties within the city (Quito) limits, which he seems to have used for his political meetings. Don Pacífico married and had ten children. He died in 1886 in his “main” Quito house after experiencing first-hand the birth of the new Republic.
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
. He served as senator, minister, vice-president and acting president during these formative years.
Pacífico Chiriboga was born in 1810, in the family estate in what now is Chimborazo Province
Chimborazo Province
Chimborazo is a province in Ecuador, located in the central Ecuadorian Andes, containing a section of Sangay National Park. The capital is Riobamba. The province contains Chimborazo , Ecuador's highest mountain.- Cantons :...
, the son of Don Martin Chiriboga y Leon, the last royalist "Corregidor (position)
Corregidor (position)
A corregidor was a local, administrative and judicial position in Spain and its empire. He was the highest authority of a Corregimiento. In the Americas a corregidor was often called an alcalde mayor. They began to be appointed in fourteenth century Castile and the institution was definitively...
" of Riobamba
Riobamba
Riobamba is the capital of the Chimborazo Province in central Ecuador, which is located at the Chambo River Valley of the Andes. It is south of Ecuador's capital Quito and located at 2754 m on the Avenue of the Volcanoes...
. After the defeat of the Spanish forces, his father was exiled, but died in the boat before they landed in Jamaica. The father’s devotion to the crown did not affect the young Pacífico's rise in the new Republic due to two things: first, the family land that had been confiscated during the revolution was restored and the young man's early involvement in the publication of the "El Quiteño Libre" a political periodical of great importance at the birth of the Ecuadorian nation. There he worked with some of the most important intellectuals of his time, including Don Pedro Moncayo, Colonel Francisco Hall, Manuel de Ascásubi
Manuel de Ascásubi
Manuel de Ascázubi y Matheu served as Vice President of Ecuador from 1847 to 1851 and in that capacity he was also acting President from 10 October 1849 to 10 June 1850....
y Matheu and his brother Roberto de Ascasubi. His restored fortune and group of friends led to a very prolific public life.
When President Juan Jose Flores
Juan José Flores
Juan José Flores y Aramburu was a Venezuelan military general who became Supreme Chief, and later the first President of the new Republic of Ecuador. He later served two more terms from 1839 to 1843 and from 1843 to 1845, and is often referred to as "The founder of the Republic".-Biography:Flores...
left office in 1835 he was elected to the Quito city council. He was then named Governor of Manabi and Pichincha in the 1840s. On August 30 1852 he was elected Vice President with President Urbina, and was left in charge of the Executive branch for a total of 100 days in different periods between 1852 and 1854. Pacífico was also vice-president from 1858 to 1860, and later was part of the triumvirate in power with Dr Gabriel Garcia Moreno
Gabriel García Moreno
Gabriel Gregorio Fernando José María García y Moreno y Morán de Buitrón was an Ecuadorian statesman who twice served as President of Ecuador and was assassinated during his second term, after being elected to a third term...
and Jerónimo Carrión
Jerónimo Carrión
Jerónimo Carrión y Palacio was President of Ecuador between September 7, 1865 and November 6, 1867. He also served as Vice President of Ecuador and led a brief rebellion in 1859.He was a member of the Ecuadorian Conservative Party....
, both early presidents. He was also part of a second triumvirate. He also served as Senator, Diputado (i.e. Congressman), Minister of State and Mayor of the city of San Francisco de Quito
Quito
San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...
. As was the case with most politicians of the time, even when he was involved in government, he was involved in the maintenance and expansion of the family land holdings. He often used his own money to finance his political allies. At one point, he sent 4000 head of cattle to feed the troops of Dr Garcia Moreno during the wars between Liberals and Conservatives. He also bought many properties within the city (Quito) limits, which he seems to have used for his political meetings. Don Pacífico married and had ten children. He died in 1886 in his “main” Quito house after experiencing first-hand the birth of the new Republic.