José María Reina Barrios
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José María Reyna Barrios was President of Guatemala from March 15, 1892 until his assassination on February 8, 1898. He was born in San Marcos, Guatemala and was nicknamed Reynita, the diminutive form, because of his short stature.
Algeria Benton, American wife of Reyna Barrios, playing the harp. Benton married Reyna Barrios on May 17, 1886, in the Guatemalan consulate in New York.
First instant photograph ever made in Guatemala. It shows general Reyna Barrios during military exercise in Guatemala City in 1896.
Hotel Exposición 1896
San Marcos, Guatemala
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San Marcos (elevation: 7,868 feet is a city and municipality in Guatemala. It is the capital of the department of San Marcos.
The municipality has a population of 47,063.
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General García León brigade on the Totonicapan fields. Army forces loyal to president Reina Barrios
Ciudad San Marcos
1940s