Vicente Rocafuerte
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Vicente Rocafuerte 🇪🇨

Vicente Rocafuerte y Bejarano (Known as "Rocafuerte")
President of Ecuador (1835–1839), Diplomat, First Ecuadorian-Born Head of State
Born 1783-05-01 🇪🇨 Guayaquil, Royal Audience of Quito
Passed Away 1847-05-16 Lima, Peru, Ecuador
Lifespan 64 years old
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"To govern is to educate; a republic without schools is merely a military camp waiting for a despot."

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First Ecuadorian-born President of the Republic (1835–1839) and distinguished diplomat who modernized the public school system, created the naval academy, codified national laws, and defended religious tolerance.

Biographical Record

Vicente Rocafuerte y Bejarano was born into an aristocratic merchant family in Guayaquil on May 1, 1783. Educated at the Colegio de Nobles in Madrid and Saint-Germain in France where he befriended young Simón Bolívar, Rocafuerte was a master of political philosophy and international diplomacy.

As President of Ecuador from 1835 to 1839, he established the first state-administered public schooling network, created the Colegio Militar, founded the fire department of Guayaquil, and enacted the 1835 Constitution. Known for iron incorruptibility, he was declared Benemérito de la Patria.

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General Cemetery of Guayaquil (Cementerio General)
Guayaquil, Ecuador
GPS: -2.1830, -79.8890
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