José Francisco Morazán Quezada was a Central American statesman, military officer, and caudillo who served as the president of the Federal Republic of Central America on three occasions between 1829 a
Posthumous painting of Morazán, 1878
The St. Michael the Archangel Cathedral in Tegucigalpa where Morazán was baptized
Morazán's 1830s military uniform on display at the Casa Morazán
Manuel José Arce, the first preisdent of Central America who was exiled by Morazán in 1828
A caudillo is a type of personalist leader wielding military and political power. The term is historically associated with Spain and post-independence Hispanic America. It is often used interchangeabl
Francisco Morazán
…José Francisco Morazán Quezada (3 October 1792 – 15 September 1842) was a Central American statesman, military officer, and caudillo who served as the president of the Federal Republic of Central America on three occasions between 1829 and 1839. He also served as the head of state…
Juan Manuel de Rosas, c. 1841 by Cayetano Descalzi, the caudillo paradigm
Emilio Aguinaldo, a Filipino revolutionary who was the first president of the Philippines, and was nicknamed "El Caudillo".