1858 Salvadoran presidential election

Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 26 January 1856.[1] Miguel Santín del Castillo ran unopposed and was elected by the legislature.[2] Born in 1830, he was the youngest ever president of El Salvador, elected at the age of 28.[1][3]

1858 Salvadoran presidential election

 1856
25 January 1858
1859 
 
Candidate Miguel Santín del Castillo
Party Conservative
Running mate Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán

President before election

Lorenzo Zepeda
Independent

Elected President

Miguel Santín del Castillo
Conservative

Results

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Elections and Events 1850–1899". University of California, San Diego. The Library – UC San Diego. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. Ching, Erik K. (1997). From Clientelism to Militarism: The State, Politics and Authoritarianism in El Salvador, 1840–1940. Santa Barbara, California: University of California, Santa Barbara. p. 152. OCLC 39326756. ProQuest 304330235. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  3. "Presidentes de El Salvador – General Miguel Santin del Castillo" [Presidents of El Salvador – General Miguel Santin del Castillo]. casapres.gob (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2021.