# Francisco Robles

_President of Ecuador (1856 - 1859)_

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> Francisco Robles García was an Ecuadorian military officer and politician who served as the sixth President of Ecuador from 16 October 1856 to 31 August 1859. He was the first Ecuadorian president chosen in a relatively competitive constitutional election of the Marcist period and governed during one of the deepest crises of the nineteenth-century republic.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 5 May 1810 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2645103#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Guayaquil ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2645103#P19))
- **Died:** 2 March 1893 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2645103#P570))
- **Place of death:** Guayaquil ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2645103#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Ecuador ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2645103#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2645103#P106))
- **Spouse:** Alguien; Carmen de Santistevan y Aviles ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2645103#P26))
- **Positions held:** President of Ecuador (16 October 1856 – 31 August 1859) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2645103#P39))

## Questions

**When was Francisco Robles born?**  
Francisco Robles was born on 5 May 1810 in Guayaquil.

**What positions has Francisco Robles held?**  
Positions held by Francisco Robles include: President of Ecuador (1856–1859).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Francisco Robles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Robles) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q2645103](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2645103) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Ecuador-robles.png by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ecuador-robles.png)

## Licence and attribution

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