Eloy Alfaro

Eloy Alfaro Delgado (June 25, 1842-January 28, 1912) was president of Ecuador from 1895 to 1901 and from 1906 to 1911. Eloy Alfaro was the leader of the Ecuadorian Liberal Revolution which he fought since his youth until 1895 when the liberals took power. The revolution was fought between the liberals in the coastal city of Guayaquil and the conservatives in the Andean region. The legitimate government in Quito opposed the revolution, conducted by Alfaro, but lost. Image File history File links Eloy_Alfaro. ... Image File history File links Eloy_Alfaro. ... June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... The Andes form the longest mountain chain in the world. ...

He is attributed with separating the church from the state and implementing many political and civil rights like freedom of speech, finishing the first railroad from Guyaquil to Quito, legalized divorce, built public schools, and allowed civil marriage. Quito (official name: San Francisco de Quito) is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. ...

He was killed in 1912 by rich conservatives and Indians supported by the Catholic Church in Quito. His body was mutilated and later dragged through the streets. Nonetheless, his liberal-capitalist view prevailed in many ways for many years in Ecuador. Today he is a national hero.

In a recently conducted survey by a leading television channel in Ecuador, Alfaro was named the Greatest Ecuadorean in recognition of the the changes he promoted which exist today in Ecuadorean society.