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Francisco Arízaga Luque | |
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| Acting President of Ecuador | |
| In office July 14, 1925 – January 10, 1926 | |
| Preceded by | Luis Telmo Paz y Miño |
| Succeeded by | Humberto Albornoz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1900-02-06)February 6, 1900 |
| Died | October 22, 1964(1964-10-22) (aged 64) |
| Spouse | Maria Lola Murillo Arzube |
Francisco Arízaga Luque (February 6, 1900 – October 22, 1964) was anEcuadorian poet, writer and politician. He wasPresident of Ecuador from July 14, 1925 to January 10, 1926 as part of the First Provisional Government.
Francisco Arízaga Luque was born inLima, Peru on February 6, 1900,[1] while his father was exiled by the liberal regime ofEloy Alfaro. He was the son of Emilia Luque Márquez ofGuayaquil, Ecuador and Dr. Manuel Nicholas Arízaga Machuca a lawyer, journalist, and progressive poet.
In 1918 he matriculated to the University of Guayaquil to follow in his father's footsteps to become a lawyer. Later that same year Arízaga was elected president of "la Asociación Escuela de Derecho" and through this position he was able to attend the Third International Congress of the Students.
In these years his personality was celebrated in the literary circles of the city and the country. His essay "Nocturno Trágico Sentimental" won first prize in the Juegos Florales Universitarios in 1919. It was asonnet with a modernist slant. The poem, written to frighten the bourgeois, was modeled after the custom of the period. Francisco's articles were bold and deep, they showed an uncompromising character that refused to defect from morality. He was fluent in French and English. He translatedWalt Whitman, was an excellent sportsman, and enjoyed playing soccer.
In 1919 he began to write in El Guante (The Glove) and in "El Universal" in 1922 under thepseudonym Max Smeir.In 1919 he met a young María Lola Murillo Arzube and on August 22, 1922 they were married. Soon after Francisco began to work as the understudy of the prominent political scientist Dr. Rómulo Arzube (Febres) Cordero, María's uncle. Dr. Arzube gained the title Solicitor of Successions of the Guayas, from his doctoral thesis, entitled: "Succession because of the death of Ecuadorian civil rights" and "For the slaughter of workers of the 15th of November, the thirst for justice, these are the first men dreaming of a new Ecuador."
In 1924 he graduated as lawyer specializing in successions. Then on July 9, 1925 a military revolution exploded. PresidentGonzalo Córdova was deposed by 50 soldiers under the command ofGeneral Francisco Gomez de la Torre. Arízaga followed the news closely and fully supported his friends, the young officials of the Marañón Battalion. They assumed power and created in Quito a "plural government" that would rise "against the authoritarian pretensions of individual control."[citation needed]
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| Preceded by | President of Ecuador 1925—1926 | Succeeded by |
