Adán Mora
Adán Mora | |
|---|---|
| 10th Minister of War and Promotion of El Salvador | |
| In office 1 January 1884 – 14 May 1885 | |
| President | Rafael Zaldívar |
| Preceded by | Fabio Morán |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Ezeta |
| Deputy of the Constituent Assembly of El Salvador from Sonsonate | |
| In office 1883 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | 21 December 1895 San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Josefa Delgado |
| Alma mater | University of El Salvador |
| Occupation | Military officer, politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | El Salvador |
| Branch/service | Salvadoran Army |
| Rank | Divisional general |
| Battles/wars | |
Adán Mora (died 21 December 1895) was a Salvadoran military officer and politician. He served as the Minister of War and Promotion under President Rafael Zaldívar and led Salvadoran forces during the 1885 Battle of Chalchuapa.
Biography
Adán Mora was born in San José Guayabal. He graduated as a Bachelor of Sciences and Arts from the University of El Salvador. He participated in the War of 1863 where he was promoted to lieutenant. He married Josefa Delgado. Mora was promoted to colonel during the First Honduran intervention in 1872. Mora was promoted to brigadier general in 1876 and to divisional general in 1879.[1] He was elected to the Constituent Assembly from the Sonsonate Department in 1883. In 1884, Zaldívar appointed Mora as Minister of War and Promotion.[2]
Mora commanded Salvadoran forces during the April 1885 Battle of Chalchuapa that resulted in the death of Guatemalan president Justo Rufino Barrios.[3] The following month, Mora fought for Fernando Figueroa's government against a revolution led by Divisional General Francisco Menéndez. Mora surrendered in June[4] and was exiled from El Salvador. He returned during the presidency of General Carlos Ezeta and he became the military commander of Puerto El Triunfo. Mora died from illness in San Salvador on 21 December 1895.[2]
References
Citations
- ^ Cañas Dinarte & Scarlett Cortez 2006, p. 134.
- ^ a b Cañas Dinarte & Scarlett Cortez 2006, p. 136.
- ^ Geocities.
- ^ Galdames Armas 1943, pp. 175–176.
Bibliography
- Cañas Dinarte, Carlos & Scarlett Cortez, Violeta (2006). Aguilar Avilés, Gilberto & De Aguilar, Lilian (eds.). Historia del Órgano Legislativo de la República de El Salvador: 1824–2006 [History of the Legislative Organ of the Republic of El Salvador: 1826–2006] (PDF) (in Spanish) (II ed.). San Salvador, El Salvador: Albacrome. OCLC 319689765. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- Galdames Armas, Juan (1943). "La Revolución de Menéndez" [Menéndez's Revolution]. Hombres y Cosas de Santa Ana: Crónicas Históricas Documentadas de Hechos u Obras Notables de la Ciudad y Rasgos de la Vida de sus Hijos Más Ilustres [Men and Things of Santa Ana: Documented Historical Chronicles of Notable Events or Works of the City and Aspects of the Lives of Its Most Illustrious Sons] (in Spanish). Santa Ana, El Salvador. pp. 167–183. OCLC 55365899. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "La Batalla de Chalchuapa" [The Battle of Chalchuapa]. Geocities (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 December 2007.