Francisco Eugenio Tamariz

Francisco Eugenio Tamariz y Gordillo (Seville, November 15, 1787Cuenca, 1880) was a Spanish-born Ecuadorian politician and soldier who served as Ecuador's Minister of Finance from 1834 to 1836.[1]

Francisco Eugenio Tamariz
Minister of Finance
In office
18341836
Preceded byJuan García del Río
Succeeded byManuel López Escobar
Personal details
BornNovember 15, 1787
Seville, Spain
Died1880
Cuenca, Ecuador
Military service
Allegiance Spanish Empire
Years of service1796–1820
RankColonel
Battles/warsPeninsular War
October 9 Revolution
Gran Colombia–Peru War

Biography

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Born in Spain, he participated in the Spanish War of Independence against Napoleon's troops and traveled to America in 1812, as part of General Pablo Morillo's expedition. After occupying the Governorate of Popayán for a year, he participated in the First Battle of Huachi, where the Patriot armies were defeated, and settled in Cuenca.

When Mariscal de Campo Melchor Aymerich ordered him to march with his troops to support him, Tamariz was taken prisoner by the Patriot armies after the defeat at the Battle of Yaguachi (August 1821). General Antonio José de Sucre invited him to become a Colombian national, with the promise that he would not be forced to fight against the Spanish. Tamariz accepted, returned to Cuenca, and there married his fiancée Rosa García de Trelles.

He fought in the Gran Colombia–Peru War (1829) and as Ecuadorian, he took up various positions in the government, including Minister of Finance from 1834 to 1836.

References

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  1. ^ Arosemena, Guillermo (1995). La historia empresarial del Ecuador: Origen, formación, surgimento y evolución de los mercados, las empresas e instituciones de la producción (in Spanish). G. Arosemena A. p. 379.