FLORES, Juan Jose -- Biography - A Stan Klos Company
FLORES, Juan Jose, Spanish
American soldier, born in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, 19 July 1800; died at sea
in 1864. He was forced to enlist in a Spanish regiment under command of Calzada;
but at the beginning of the battle of Chile, in 1815, he remained in the rear,
walked to where General Ricaurte was stationed in Pore, and was taken into the
service. He fought for the liberty of New Granada in 1819, made the campaign of
Trujillo and Merida in 1820, became colonel in 1822, and in 1823 commander of
Pasto, New Granada, where he was defeated.
But he soon recovered, and was second in command in the
victorious campaign of lbarra. In 1824 he resumed command of a part of the army,
and put an end to the war. In 1825 he was appointed commanding general of
Ecuador, and reestablished peace in the country. He was made brigadier general
in 1826, and in 1827 fought against the insurgents of Lima, and, after much
bloodshed, reestablished order.
In 1828 he became commander-in-chief of the army,
continuing the war with Peru and repelling the invaders. He negotiated the
treaty of Jiron, and when peace was concluded was appointed commander of
Ecuador. In 1830 Ecuador became independent, and Flores was elected its first
president. In 1832 the country was involved again in war, until 1835, when
Flores restored peace and resigned the government. In 1839 and 1843 he was
elected president of the republic again, and in the latter year again suppressed
a rebellion; but in 1845 he resigned his office and went to Europe. In 1860 he
returned to Quito and captured Guayaquil from the insurgents.
--His son, Antonio Flores, born in Quito in October
1833, was educated at the College of his native City and in Paris. After
experience as a professor and journalist, he was appointed minister to
Washington (1860-'4). In 1881 and 1882 he was elected senator in the congress of
Ecuador, but was exiled by Veintemilla. He returned in May 1883, joined the
revolutionary forces, and participated in the siege of Guayaquil. He was elected
to the National convention, in 1884 was again appointed minister to Washington,
Paris, London, and Rome, and in 1887 to Belgium, where he negotiated a treaty of
commerce.
He has published "Compendio de Historia
Universal" (1860); "Las Letras Españolas en los Estados Unidos." and "La
Naturalización en los Estados Unidos" (New York, 1881); "E1 Gran Mariscal de
Ayacucho" (1885); and is now (1887) writing "La Diplomacia Americana y los
Diplomaticos Americanos."
Edited Appletons Encyclopedia by John Looby, Copyright © 2001
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FLORES, Juan Jose, SpanishAmerican sol dier, born in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, 19 July 1800; died at sea ill 1864. He was forced to enlist in a Spanish regiment under command of Cal zada; but at the beginning of the battle of Chire, in 1815, he remained ill the rear, walked to where General Ricaurte was stationed in Pore, and was taken into the service. He fought for the liberty of New Granada in 1819, made the cam paign of Trujillo and Merida in 1820, became colonel in 1822, and in 1823 commander of Pas to, New Granada, where he was defeated. But he soon recovered, and was second in command in the victorious campaign of lbarra. In 1824 he resumed command of a part of the army, and put an end to the war. In 1825 he was appointed commanding general of Ecuador, and reestablished peace in the country. He was made brigadier general in 1826, and in 1827 fought against the insurgents of Lima, and, after much bloodshed, reestablished order.
In 1828 he became commander-in-chief of the army, continuing the war with Peru and repelling the invaders. He negotiated the treaty of Jiron, and when peace was concluded was appointed commander of Ecuador. In 1830 Ecuador became independent, and Flores was elected its first president. In 1832 the country was involved again in war, until 1835, when Flores restored peace and resigned the government. In 1839 and 1843 he was elected president of the republic again, and in the latter year again suppressed a rebellion: but in 1845 he resigned his office and went to Europe. In 1860 he returned to Quito and captured Guayaquil from the insurgents.
His son, Antonio Flores, born in Quito in October 1833, was educated at the College of his native City and in Paris. After experience as a professor and journalist, he was appointed minister to Washington (1860'4). In 1881 and 1882 he was elected senator in the congress of Ecuador, but was exiled by Veintemilla. He returned in May 1883, joined the revolutionary forces, and participated in the siege of Guayaquil. He was elected to the National convention, in 1884 was again appointed minister to Washington, Paris, London, and Rome, and in 1887 to Belgium, where he negotiated a treaty of commerce. He has published "Compendio de Historia Universal" (1860); "Las Letras Espatiolas en los Estados Unidos." and "La Naturalizacidn en los Estados Unidos" (New York, 1881); " E1 Gran Mariscal (le Ayacucho" (1885); and is now (1887) writing "La Diplomacia Americana y los Diplomaticos Americanos."
