Joaquín Zavala
Joaquín Zavala Solís (30 November 1835 in Managua – 30 December 1906 in Managua) was the President of Nicaragua from 1 March 1879 to 1 March 1883 and from 16 July to 15 September 1893. He was a member of the Conservative Party of Nicaragua.
Joaquín Zavala Solís | |
|---|---|
| President of Nicaragua | |
| In office 16 July 1893 – 25 July 1893 (Acting) | |
| Preceded by | Salvador Machado (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | José Santos Zelaya |
| In office 1 March 1879 – 1 March 1883 | |
| Preceded by | Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Alfaro |
| Succeeded by | Adán Cárdenas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joaquín Zavala Solís 30 October 1835 Managua, Federal Republic of Central America |
| Died | 30 December 1906 (aged 71) Managua, Nicaragua |
| Nationality | Nicaraguan |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Occupation | Politician |
He is now remembered especially for having thwarted the request of the young Rubén Darío, later to become one of the most well-known Spanish-language poets, for a government scholarship to study in Europe. In 1882 Darío, then 15 years old, read some of his poetry to a group including the President - whereupon Zavala reportedly reproved him: "My son, if you so write against the religion of your fathers and their homeland now, what will become of you if you go to Europe and learn worse things?"
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