José Gerardo Barrios Espinoza was a Salvadoran military officer and politician who served as president of El Salvador on three occasions between June 1858 and his overthrow in October 1863.
Portrait of Gerardo Barrios, 1861
Barrios' portrait in the National Palace.
El Salvador coffee stamp 1924
An equestrian statue of Barrios in the Plaza Gerardo Barrios.
The president of El Salvador, officially titled President of the Republic of El Salvador, is the head of state and head of government of El Salvador. He is also, by constitutional law, the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of El Salvador. The office was created in the Constitution of 1841. From 1821 until 1841, the head of state of El Salvador was styled simply as Head of State.
President of El Salvador
Image: Presidente Nayib Bukele (cropped)
Image: José Matias Delgado
Image: Vicente Filisola