Liberal Era (Ecuador)
Republic of Ecuador República del Ecuador | |||||||||
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| 1895–1925 | |||||||||
Flag (1900–1925)
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| Motto: "Dios, patria y libertad" | |||||||||
| Anthem: Salve, Oh Patria | |||||||||
| Capital | Quito | ||||||||
| Government | Liberal presidential republic | ||||||||
| President | |||||||||
• 1895–1901 | Eloy Alfaro | ||||||||
• 1901–1905 | Leónidas Plaza | ||||||||
• 1905–1906 | Lizardo García | ||||||||
• 1906–1911 | Eloy Alfaro | ||||||||
• 1911 | Carlos Freile Zaldumbide | ||||||||
• 1911 | Emilio Estrada | ||||||||
• 1911-1912 | Carlos Freile Zaldumbide | ||||||||
• 1912 | Francisco Andrade Marín | ||||||||
• 1912 | Alfredo Baquerizo | ||||||||
• 1912-1916 | Leónidas Plaza | ||||||||
• 1916-1920 | Alfredo Baquerizo | ||||||||
• 1920-1924 | José Luis Tamayo | ||||||||
• 1924-1925 | Gonzalo Córdova | ||||||||
| Vice President | |||||||||
• See list | See list (from Manuel Benigno Cueva to Alfredo Baquerizo) | ||||||||
| Legislature | National Congress | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| 5 June 1895 | |||||||||
• Disestablished | 9 July 1925 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Ecuador Colombia Peru | ||||||||
| History of Ecuador |
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| Ecuador portal |
The Liberal Era (1895–1925) was a period during which Ecuador was governed by the Liberal Party. It began with the Liberal Revolution of 1895, led by Eloy Alfaro, who assumed office as Supreme Chief. The era ended in 1925 with the July Revolution, a military coup that removed the Liberals from power in response to a severe economic crisis.
Alfaro's administration sought to reduce the influence of the Catholic Church by reversing many of the privileges it had received during the conservative governments of President Gabriel García Moreno (1861–1875). Major reforms included the separation of church and state, the secularization of public education, and the legalization of civil marriage and divorce.
Catholic officials and their Conservative allies resisted these changes through political opposition, public denunciations, and armed uprisings.