Alegría, Usulután, El Salvador — Central America (West Coast)
Doctor Manuel Enrique Araujo
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, May 21, 2016
1. Doctor Manuel Enrique Araujo Marker
Doctor Manuel Enrique Araujo
12 de octubre
1865-1965
Homenaje de la
Asamblea Legislativa
Doctor Manuel Enrique Araujo
October 12
1865-1965
100th Anniversary of his birth
Tribute from the
Legislative Assembly
Erected 1965.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant day of the year for for this entry is October 12.
Location. 13° 30.45′ N, 88° 29.275′ W. Marker is in Alegría, Usulután. Marker is on 1a Avenida close to Calle Principal, on the left when traveling north. The marker is attached to the front of a house on the western side of the avenue one block before the central park on the main street of Alegría. Touch for map. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 14 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. House Where Alberto Masferrer Was Born (a few steps from this marker); Roberto Edmundo Canessa (approx. 3.7 kilometers away);
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Regarding Doctor Manuel Enrique Araujo. Manuel Enrique Araujo was a President of El Salvador. He was born on October 12, 1865 near what is now the town of Alegría to the wealthy family of coffee growers. He was assassinated in the Bolivar Park (now the Parque Cívico) of San Salvador while listening to a concert.
At age forty-five, Dr. Araujo stood as an official candidate for president in the election of November 1910, and won the office with the support of outgoing President Fernando Figueroa. During his presidency, the Army received special attention and increased funding. Many foreign military advisors were hired to educate and train Salvadoran officers. In 1912, Araujo founded the National Guard as a rural police force. Former officers of the Spanish Civil Guard were recruited to train them and to provide men for his private security corps.
On February 9, 1913, during a concert in the San Salvador Bolivar Park (now Plaza Barrios or Plaza Cívico), President Araujo was severely wounded when farmers Mulatilo Virgilio, Fermin Perez and Fabian Graciano assaulted him with machetes. Araujo died five days later and was buried
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, May 21, 2016
2. Doctor Manuel Enrique Araujo Marker
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, May 19, 2016
3. Park bench where Doctor Manuel Enrique Araujo was sitting when attacked.
The attack happened in the park right in front of the National Palace of El Salvador. The bench can still be seen in one of the upper exhibit rooms in the National Palace.
Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, November 11, 2015
4. Doctor Manuel Enrique Araujo tomb in Los Ilustres Cemetery, San Salvador
The Araujo grave is in the background, in the shape of a small mountain. In the foreground is supposedly the unmarked grave of former dictator Martinez, assassinated in 1966 in Honduras.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 13, 2018. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 994 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 5, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. 2, 3. submitted on June 8, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. 4. submitted on June 9, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
