Bartolomé Martínez

Bartolomé Martínez González (1860 in Jinotega – 30 January, 1936 in Matagalpa) was a Nicaraguan politician from the Conservative Party. He was a coffee grower. He served as Vice President of Nicaragua from January, 1921 to October, 1923. After the death of Diego Manuel Chamorro, and after a brief period of 15 days where the Interior Minister, Rosendo Chamorro Oreamuno held office, while waiting for Martínez to return to the capital, he was sworn in to serve the remainder of Chamorro's term as President of Nicaragua from 27 October, 1923 to 1 January, 1925.

Bartolomé Martínez González
President of Nicaragua
In office
27 October 1923  1 January 1925
Vice PresidentVacant
Preceded byRosendo Chamorro (Acting)
Succeeded byCarlos José Solórzano
Vice President of Nicaragua
In office
1 January 1921  12 October 1923
PresidentDiego Manuel Chamorro
Preceded byNemesio Martínez
Succeeded byJuan Bautista Sacasa (1925)
Personal details
Born1860
Jinotega, Nicaragua
Died30 January 1936
Matagalpa, Nicaragua
Nationality Nicaraguan
Political partyConservative

In a short time, he recovered on behalf of the national government the Customs Office, the Central Bank and the Railroad of Nicaragua, which were in the hands of the American bankers Brown and Seligman. He formed a National Government, including the Liberals.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.