Abraham Castillo Mora (died 1910)[1] was a Salvadoran politician and military officer from Sonsonate who served as governor of the Ahuachapán and Sonsonate departments, as well as being a deputy of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador for Sonsonate. He was involved in several land disputes during the late-1890s.
General Abraham Castillo Mora | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Sonsonate | |
| In office ?–? | |
| Governor Ahuachapán | |
| In office 1882–1882 | |
| Deputy of the Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1900–1901 | |
| Constituency | Ahuachapán |
| In office 1879–1880 | |
| Constituency | Sonsonate |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sonsonate, El Salvador |
| Died | 1910 El Salvador |
| Spouse | Josefa Rodríguez |
| Occupation | Politician, military officer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  El Salvador |
| Branch/service | Salvadoran Army |
| Years of service | c. 1870s–1890s |
| Rank | Commander of Arms |
Military and political career edit
He served as a deputy of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador for the department of Sonsonate from 1879 to 1880, where he was born.[1] He served as military judge of Ahuachapán in April 1881,[1] and later as its governor in 1882.[2] He held the military position of Commander of Arms and served as the governor of Sonsonate under Presidents Rafael Zaldívar (1876–1885) and Carlos Ezeta (1890–1894).[1] He returned to Legislative Assembly in 1900 and served as a deputy from the department of Ahuachapán until 1901.[3]
Land disputes edit
In 1896, Castillo Mora bought 4 caballerías (180 hectares) land in Dolores, Cabañas, for 4,200 pesos from partidor Luciano Argueta which caused a controversy with another partidor, Simeón Morán, which ended with the intervention of President Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez.[4][5][6] Due to peasants from the Santa Ana Volcano occupying the land he purchased, he attempted to sell the land to the government, however, a government legal advisor rejected the offer believing that the purchase would be unconstitutional, advising him to take the issue to court instead.[6] He also attempted to buy land in Ataco, Ahuachapán, but the department's governor prevented him from doing so.[2]
References edit
Citations edit
- ^ a b c d Zepeda Peña 2006a, p. 118.
- ^ a b Lauria-Santiago & Binford 2004, p. 272.
- ^ Zepeda Peña 2006b, pp. 2 & 5.
- ^ Lauria-Santiago 1999, pp. 511–514.
- ^ Lauria-Santiago & Binford 2004, p. 26.
- ^ a b Lauria-Santiago & Binford 2004, p. 30.
Bibliography edit
- Lauria-Santiago, Aldo A. (August 1999). "Land, Community, and Revolt in Late-Nineteenth-Century Indian Izalco, El Salvador". The Hispanic American Historical Review. 79 (3). Duke University Press: 495–534. doi:10.1215/00182168-79.3.495. JSTOR 2518288.
- Lauria-Santiago, Aldo A.; Binford, Leigh (9 May 2004). Landscapes of Struggle: Politics, Society, and Community in El Salvador. University of Pittsburgh Pre. ISBN 0822972549. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- Zepeda Peña, Ciro Cruz (2006a). "Historia del Órgano Legislativo de la República de El Salvador" [History of the Legislative Organ of the Republic of El Salvador] (PDF) (in Spanish). Legislative Assembly of El Salvador. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- Zepeda Peña, Ciro Cruz (2006b). "Historia del Órgano Legislativo de la República de El Salvador" [History of the Legislative Organ of the Republic of El Salvador] (PDF) (in Spanish). Legislative Assembly of El Salvador. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2024.