Luis Gálvez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gálvez and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez de Arias.
Luis Gálvez
1st President of the Republic of Acre
In office
14 July 1899 – 1 January 1900
Preceded byOffice Established
Succeeded byAntônio de Sousa Braga
3rd President of the Republic of Acre
In office
30 January 1900 – 15 March 1900
Preceded byAntônio de Sousa Braga
Succeeded byJoaquim Vítor da Silva
Personal details
BornLuis Gálvez Rodríguez de Arias
1864
San Fernando, Andalusia, Spain
Died1935 (aged 71)
Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Alma materUniversity of Seville
OccupationJournalist, diplomat

Luis Gálvez Rodríguez de Arias (1864–1935) was a Spanish journalist, diplomat and adventurer who proclaimed the Republic of Acre in 1899. He ruled Acre between 14 July 1899 and 1 January 1900 for the first time, and between 30 January and 15 March 1900, for the second and last time.

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