Adán Cárdenas
Adán Cárdenas del Castillo (7 June 1836 – 1 January 1916) was a Nicaraguan politician and medical doctor. He also served as the President of Nicaragua between 1 March 1883 and 1 March 1887. He was a member of the Conservative Party of Nicaragua.
Adán Cárdenas | |
|---|---|
| President of Nicaragua | |
| In office 1 March 1883 – 1 March 1887 | |
| Preceded by | Joaquín Zavala |
| Succeeded by | Evaristo Carazo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Adán Cárdenas del Castillo 7 June 1836 Granada, Federal Republic of Central America |
| Died | 1 January 1916 (aged 79) Rivas, Nicaragua |
| Nationality | Nicaraguan |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Gertrudis Martínez Solórzano |
| Relatives | René Cárdenas (Grandson) |
| Alma mater | University of Pisa |
| Occupation | Physician, Politician |
Cárdenas was born in the colonial city of Granada on the shores of Lake Cocibolca in Nicaragua. He and his parent moved to Italy for some time in 1852, where he attended the National school of Genoa and received a doctorate in medicine at the University of Pisa in Tuscany. He returned to Nicaragua in 1862.
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