Antonio Claramount Lucero
Antonio Claramount Lucero | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 June 1886 |
| Died | 25 June 1975 (aged 89) |
| Allegiance | El Salvador |
| Branch | Salvadoran Army |
| Service years | 1903–? |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Salvadoran Air Fleet |
| Spouse | Blanca Rozeville |
| Children | Ernesto |
Antonio Claramount Lucero (13 June 1886 – 25 July 1975) was a Salvadoran military officer who commanded the Salvadoran Air Fleet from 1927 to 1929.
Biography
Antonio Claramount Lucero was born on 13 June 1886. He attended the Military Polytechnic School from 1901 to 1903, after which, he became a sub-lieutenant in the Salvadoran Army. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1906; captain in 1908; major captain on 27 September 1911; lieutenant colonel on 27 July 1916; and colonel on 24 June 1920.[1]
Claramount became the commander of the Salvadoran Air Fleet on 7 December 1927 after the previous commander, General Carlos Carmona Tadey, was fired for his involvement in the 1927 Salvadoran coup attempt. Claramount held this position until 15 May 1929.[2] On 10 March 1928, he was promoted to general.[1] On 28 May 1931, Claramount resigned as the military commander of the Usulután Department to run in the 1931 Salvadoran presidential election as the Progressive Fraternal Party's presidential candidate. Claramount was an "extreme conservative" candidate.[3]: 42 Claramount finished in fourth place with 18,399 votes.[4]: 287 Claramount claimed there was fraud and called for coup, but this did not materialize.[3]: 47 Claramount was forced into exile by Brigadier General Maximiliano Hernández Martínez under the guise of launching a "communist sedition" after Claramount's supporters attempted to challenge Martínez in the 1935 presidential election.[5]: 382–383
Claramount boycotted the 1945 presidential election in which he only won 165 votes and finished in third behind Colonel Osmín Aguirre y Salinas and winner General Salvador Castaneda Castro.[6]: 86 Claramount died on 25 July 1975.[1]
Dates of ranks
The following is a list of Claramount's military ranks during his career.[1]
| Insignia | Rank | Service branch | Date of promotion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-lieutenant | Army | 1903 | |
| Lieutenant | Army | 1906 | |
| Captain | Army | 1908 | |
| Major captain | Army | 27 September 1911 | |
| Lieutenant colonel | Army | 27 July 1916 | |
| Colonel | Army | 24 June 1920 | |
| General | Army | 10 March 1928 |
Electoral history
The following table is a summary of Claramount's electoral history.
| Year | Office | Type | Party | Main opponent | Party | Votes for Claramount | Result | Swing | Ref. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | % | P. | ±% | ||||||||||||
| 1931 | President of El Salvador | General | PFP | Arturo Araujo | PLS | 18,399 | 8.04 | 4th | N/A | Lost | Gain | [4]: 287 | |||
| 1945 | President of El Salvador | General | PFP | Salvador Castaneda Castro | PUDS | 165 | 0.05 | 3rd | –7.99 | Lost | Gain | [6]: 86 | |||
References
- ^ a b c d Cornejo Escobar, Douglas A. "General e Ingeniero Antonio Claramount Lucero" [General and Engineer Antonio Claramount Lucero]. Salvadoran Air Force (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ "Nomina de Jefes de la Fuerza Aeréa Salvadoreña" [List of Chiefs of the Salvadoran Air Force]. Salvadoran Air Force (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ a b Anderson, Thomas P. (1971). Matanza: El Salvador's Communist Revolt of 1932. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska. ISBN 9780803207943. LCCN 78146885. OCLC 1150304117. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ a b Krennerich, Michael (2005). "El Salvador". In Nohlen, Dieter (ed.). Elections in the Americas A Data Handbook Volume 1: North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. pp. 270–299. ISBN 9780191557934. OCLC 58051010. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ Ching, Erik K. (1997). From Clientelism to Militarism: The State, Politics and Authoritarianism in El Salvador, 1840–1940. Santa Barbara, California: University of California, Santa Barbara. OCLC 39326756. ProQuest 304330235. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ^ a b Ruddle, Kenneth; Gillette, Philip S. (1972). Latin American Political Statistics: Supplement to the Statistical Abstract of Latin America. Latin American Center. ISBN 9780879032210.