# Gabriel García Moreno

_President of Ecuador (1860-1865; 1869; 1869-1875)_

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> Gabriel Gregorio Fernando José María García Moreno y Morán de Butrón, was an Ecuadorian politician and aristocrat who twice served as President of Ecuador and was assassinated during his second term after being elected to a third.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 24 December 1821 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q434730#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Guayaquil ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q434730#P19))
- **Died:** 6 August 1875 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q434730#P570))
- **Place of death:** Quito ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q434730#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Ecuador ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q434730#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; lawyer; writer; poet; journalist; statesperson ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q434730#P106))
- **Political party:** Conservative Party ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q434730#P102))
- **Spouse:** Rosa Ascázubi y Matheu; Mariana del Alcázar ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q434730#P26))
- **Positions held:** President of Ecuador (10 August 1869 – 6 August 1875); acting president (16 January 1869 – 16 May 1869); President of Ecuador (10 January 1861 – 30 August 1865); Mayor of Quito (1 January 1857 – 31 December 1857); president ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q434730#P39))
- **Awards:** Order of Pius IX ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q434730#P166))

## Questions

**When was Gabriel García Moreno born?**  
Gabriel García Moreno was born on 24 December 1821 in Guayaquil.

**What positions has Gabriel García Moreno held?**  
Positions held by Gabriel García Moreno include: President of Ecuador (1869–1875); acting president (1869–1869); President of Ecuador (1861–1865); Mayor of Quito (1857–1857); president.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Gabriel García Moreno](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Garc%C3%ADa_Moreno) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q434730](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q434730) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Gabriel García Moreno.jpg by Presidencia de la República del Ecuador (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gabriel_Garc%C3%ADa_Moreno.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

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