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 Estrada Cabrera Manuel - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Estrada Cabrera, Manuel (1857-1924), Guatemalan president and dictator (1898-1920), born in Quetzaltenango.
For the next 22 years, the politician Manuel Estrada Cabrera was dictator of Guatemala.
Manuel II (1889-1932), last King of Portugal, born in Lisbon.
uk.encarta.msn.com /Estrada_Cabrera_Manuel.html   (100 words)

  
 NOVELISTIC DISCOURSE AS HISTORY:
In spite of its intrinsic historical foundation—the lengthy dictatorship of Manuel Estrada Cabrera from 1898 until his removal in 1920—the vast majority of scholars focus critical attention solely on the literary constructs of the novel.
A man of learning, Estrada Cabrera became noted in the late nineteenth century for the institution of the “Fiestas de Minerva,” public celebrations of the Roman deity Minerva, goddess of wisdom, and dedicated to “la juventud estudiosa” (1022).
The subtle nuances of Manuel Estrada Cabrera surface in the background and the foreground of Asturias’s novel.
tell.fll.purdue.edu /RLA-Archive/1992/Spanish-html/Bauman,Kevin.htm   (2813 words)

  
 Manuel Estrada Cabrera - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Estrada Cabrera, Manuel, 1857-1924, president of Guatemala (1898-1920).
Estrada Cabrera gave strong support to education, although teachers were forbidden to criticize his administration.
A revolution in 1920 forced Estrada Cabrera from office.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-EstradaC.html   (213 words)

  
 Estrada Cabrera Manuel: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
Utiles despues de muertos...fears engendered by dictators Estrada Cabrera and Ubico.
The narrator tells...in Guatemala City during the Estrada Cabrera dictatorship, based on the traditional...
...conservative dictatorships of Rafael Carrera and Manuel Estrada Cabrera and under the liberal, Justo Ruffino Barrios...presidential elections were won by Alfonso Portillo Cabrera, a lawyer and rightist associated with former dictator...
www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/101243158   (1219 words)

  
 Manuel José Estrada Cabrera
Manuel José Estrada Cabrera (November 21, 1857 — September 24, 1923) was President of Guatemala from 8 February, 1898 to 15 April, 1920.
In 1906 Cabrera faced serious revolts against his rule; the rebels were supported by the governments of most of the other Central American nations, but Cabrera succeeded in putting them down, in part with the help of Mexico's Porfirio Diaz.
This structure was later destroyed by an earthquake, but similar Temples in Quetzaltenango and other cities still stand.
www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/m/ma/manuel_jose_estrada_cabrera.html   (225 words)

  
 Revolution of 1871 - History - Guatemala - Central America: guatemala history, crop guatemala, guatemala people, ...
Estrada Cabrera remained in power for 22 years, one of the longest reigns of any Central American leader.
Under Estrada Cabrera bananas became an important export crop in Guatemala, controlled mostly by the United Fruit Company (UFCO), which was owned by U.S. interests.
Meanwhile, Estrada Cabrera built a fortune for himself from public funds, while using the army and a secret police force to eliminate any dissent.
www.countriesquest.com /central_america/guatemala/history/revolution_of_1871.htm   (1289 words)

  
 Diario La Hora, Cultural   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
En 1912 Estrada Cabrera había entrado en su decimocuarto año de gobierno y se habían afianzado muchos de los aspectos más represivos de su régimen, que incluían espionaje, un sistema legal que permitía su reelección (aunque esto era inconstitucional) y un ejército debilitado.
Algunos historiadores han especulado que Estrada Cabrera podría haber aprobado (o incluso impulsado) secretamente la protesta de los estudiantes para mostrar al enviado estadounidense la "libertad" de la que gozaba el país y la existencia de una saludable dosis de antipatía por los Estados Unidos a pesar de la sincera admiración.
Estrada Cabrera logró mantener la república bajo control hasta fines de 1917, cuando una serie de fuertes terremotos destruyó la capital casi por completo y sacudió profundamente al país.
www.lahora.com.gt /03/09/17/paginas/cult_1.htm   (4289 words)

  
 Estrada Cabrera Manuel - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Manuel, called Manuel I (1469-1521), king of Portugal (1495-1521), great-grandson of King John I. During his reign, called the golden era of...
Cabrera, Ramón, Conde de Morella (1806-77), Spanish Carlist general, born in Tortosa.
At the onset of the civil war in Spain known as the Carlist...
encarta.msn.com /Estrada_Cabrera_Manuel.html   (102 words)

  
 World Almanac for Kids
Manuel Barillas (1864–1907), reestablished peaceful relations with El Salvador and the other countries of Central America.
In 1906 ex-president Barillas organized a revolt against the Estrada Cabrera regime that soon involved all Central America in war, Nicaragua alone excepted.
In 1920 President Estrada Cabrera was forced to resign.
www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/nations/guatemala.html   (4396 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Manuel Estrada Cabrera (Guatemalan History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
AllRefer.com - Manuel Estrada Cabrera (Guatemalan History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
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 Dante Nannini Sandoval
In 1916, Minerly Wilson, another U.S.A. pilot, came to Guatemala to show a new airplane, the "Moisant Blue Bird", but the ceiling of this airplane was 3,600 ft., and our city is at 5,000 ft., so he crashed and suffered serious injuries.
This photograph was taken in Guatemala during the fiestas patrias on June 30, 1914, when the president of Guatemala, Dr. Manuel Estrada Cabrera, congratulated C.
Photos and comments in Spanish courtesy of Juan Manuel Quesada F. Estas dos fotografías fueron tomadas en Guatemala durante las fiestas patrias del 30 de Junio de 1914, cuando el presidente de Guatemala Dr. Manuel Estrada Cabrera felicitaba a Murvin C. Wood y a Nannini Sandoval por los vuelos que efectuaron ese día.
www.earlyaviators.com /esandov2.htm   (451 words)

  
 José Estrada - Moviefone
Juan José Estrada was President of Nicaragua 1910-1911.
Jose Estrada's father, Jose Estrada Jr., was one half of the famous Conquistadors...
José Estrada - Filmography, Biography, News, Photos, Birth date, Relationships, José Estrada Film Clips, and Fun Facts on Moviefone.
movies.aol.com /celebrity/jose-estrada/198756/main   (103 words)

  
 Partido Guatemalteco del Trabajo Papers Exhibition / Latin American Library / Tulane University   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
It emerged out of the incipient labor movement during the period of political liberalization after the fall of dictator Manuel Estrada Cabrera (1898-1920).
José Manuel Fortuny, Vanguardia's leader, formed his own organization, the Partido Comunista de Guatemala, in 1949, after he proved unable to take control of the governing party.
Remnants of the PGT came together with student rebels and the surviving leaders of a failed 1960 military revolt to form the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionárias (FAR) in 1962.
lal.tulane.edu /pgtexhibit.html   (942 words)

  
 magazine
Thirty-five years before, in 1899, Rafael Spínola, advisor to the new president of the Guatemalan republic, Manuel Estrada Cabrera, conceived of the idea.
In addition to this, the academic year, which ended in October, was also a good excuse to lead into a salute to El Señor Presidente, whose own birthday was on November 21.
Spínola recognized the beneficial effects of flattery on an able politician, and Estrada Cabrera made Spínola's idea completely his own.
www.americas.oas.org /jul02_art16.htm   (362 words)

  
 Organizing and Repression: 1944: The October Revolution
In 1899, law students founded the first modern student group, La Sociedad "El Derecho." Within a few months the government of Manuel Estrada Cabrera had imprisoned the outspoken president of the group, Salvador Mendieta, and then forced him into exile (Azmitia Jiménez 1976: 257).
During the 22 years of Estrada Cabrera's tyranny (1898 to 1920) the dictator's inflated sense of self-importance inspired him to rename the University of San Carlos the Universidad Nacional Estrada Cabrera.
In 1920 university students led protests against the regime, concealing their organization as a chapter of the Unionist Party, a group pursing Central American integration and one of the few political movements permitted by the dictator.
shr.aaas.org /guatemala/ciidh/org_rep/english/part2_3.html   (2745 words)

  
 Camara de Comercio de Guatemala   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Guatemala Commerce Chamges is the entity that defends, promotes and support the free and open commerce development and the services that are in the Interests of the businesses in Guatemala.
This entity was officially created in the February 1894, but dissolved by the President Manuel Estrada Cabrera, and in the year 1921, a group of commerce people, led by Estuardo Saravia and José Goubaud, again enabled the Guatemala Commerce Chamber.
La Cámara de Comercio de Guatemala se constituyó en febrero de 1894, pero disuelta por el Presidente Manuel Estrada Cabrera, en el año 1921 cuando un grupo de comerciantes, liderado por Estuardo Saravia y José Goubaud, puso en funcionamiento nuevamente la Cámara de Comercio de Guatemala.
www.enguate.com /directorio/entidades/ccg   (544 words)

  
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Nació en la ciudad de Quezaltenango, el 21 de noviembre de 1857, era hijo natural del Presbítero Raymundo Estrada y de doña Joaquina Cabrera de Quezaltenango doméstica de la familia Aparicio.
Cuando ocurrió el asesinato del presidente Reyna Barrios, Estrada Cabrera era Ministro de Gobernación, y la misma noche del asesinato se presentó a al Palacio Presidencial dándose a conocer como primer designado para la presidencia de la República.
Al dejar el poder, Estrada Cabrera poseía un capital de 306,000 dólares.
www.estrada.bz /manuel_estrada_cabrera.htm   (473 words)

  
 Estrada Famosos
En esta página mencionamos algunos de ellos así como aclaramos algunas confusiones sobre Estrada famosos que no son Estrada.
Presidente de Guatemala de 1898 a 1920: Manuel Estrada Cabrera
El apellido de don Tomás era Duque de Estrada pero por razones de política decidió eliminar el Duque, pues tenía connotaciones de nobleza en un país recientemente liberado de la Corona española.
www.estrada.bz /estrada_famosos.htm   (181 words)

  
 Estrada Cabrera, Manuel - ENCYCLOPEDIA - The History Channel UK
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 Historia de Guatemala, Siglo XX
Un día sí y otro también, en solemne ceremonia, el presidente Estrada Cabrera coloca la primera piedra de una nueva escuela que jamás será construida.
Para el 10 de noviembre, fecha del natalicio del gran cacique, con más exageración que con Estrada Cabrera, desfilaban carrozas de las colonias extranjeras por la calle principal adornada con numerosos arcos triunfales.
Guatemala forma parte de los vastos dominios de la United Fruit Company desde hace medio siglo, por obra y gracia de sucesivos decretos de Manuel Estrada Cabrera, que gobernó rodeado de adulones y de espías, lagos de baba, bosques de orejas, y de Jorge Ubico, que se creía Napoleon pero no era.
www.literaturaguatemalteca.org /Gale2.html   (3796 words)

  
 WHKMLA : History of Guatemala, 1871-1918
In February 1885 he invaded El Salvador and died in the BATTLE OF CHALCHUAPA; his successor, General Barillas, concluded peace with El Salvador April 14th.
In 1898, MANUEL ESTRADA CABRERA became president, an office he held on to until 1920.
A liberal, he focussed on developing the country's economy, ruled oppressively and enriched himself at his country's expense.
www.zum.de /whkmla/region/centramerica/guatemala18711918.html   (241 words)

  
 1920 - dKosopedia
April 8: The patriarch has been in power for 22 years in Guatemala.
President Manuel Estrada Cabrera is declared insane by his own handpicked Congress and removed from power.
Coffee baron Carlos Herrera is chosen to replace him.
www.dkosopedia.com /wiki/1920   (336 words)

  
 Casa Xelajú - Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
In 1956, the Group of Renaissance Artists and Writers and the Municipality headed by Dr. Alberto Fuentes Castillo, agreed on the creation of the Western Cultural Building.
It was inaugurated in December 1960 with the transfering of the Estrada Cabrera Museum.
Later other museums were integrated as the Sports Museum, the Marimba Museum, Museum of Archeology, etc.
www.casaxelaju.com /quetzaltenango/queteng/cultura/index.htm   (322 words)

  
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 .:: Embajada de Guatemala -- Guatemala ::.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Guatemala is one of the few countries of the Americas that has a Nobel Literary Prize Laureate, Author Miguel Angel Asturias, for his whole literary production and particularly for his famous novel Señor Presidente This novel portrays the Guatemalan society of the 1920's, during the ruling of President Manuel Estrada Cabrera, which lasted 22 years.
It is an example of the slang used in the streets of downtown Guatemala City at the time, while telling the tale of the poor and the homeless, narrating with picturesque and colorful language the bureaucratic and the wealthy social classes of the times.
Domingo Estrada, Enrique Gómez Carrillo, Máximo Soto Hall and María Cruz.
www.guatemala-embassy.org /main.php?parent_id=3&id_area=70   (502 words)

  
 Nicaragua: US United Fruit, oil palm and forest destruction
Preston and Keith, two US businessmen who, for 20 years since 1870 concentrated on planting and exporting bananas to the USA, merged their companies in 1899 to found the United Fruit Company (UFCO), as a means of diversifying their plantations and increasing their profits.
In 1901, the Guatemalan dictator Manuel Estrada Cabrera granted UFCO the exclusive right to transport mail between Guatemala and the USA.
The Compañía Guatemalteca de Ferrocarril (The Guatemalan Railway Company) was created, as a subsidiary of UFCO.
www.wrm.org.uy /bulletin/47/Nicaragua.html   (798 words)

  
 Manuel Estrada Cabrera y Miguel Ángel Asturias
Unos críticos han dicho que esta novela es exagerada, pero Gerald Martin explica que "si la comparamos con relatos documentales de la época el libro presenta, en términos anecdóticos, una versión bastante sobria de lo que pasó durante la dictadura de Estrada Cabrera" (Martin, "Introducción," xxvi).
Entonces le dijo Estrada Cabrera [al padre de Asturias] "Usted no tiene que resolver por muy juez que sea.
Usted debía haberme consultado; así es que estoy muy disgustado, ahora ya no se les puede apresar, pero se debía haber realizado un ejemplo con esta clase de bochincheros, porque yo no estoy dispuesto a que se hagan bochinches de ninguna especie.
www.arches.uga.edu /~shedenhe/cabrera.html   (412 words)

  
 Amazon.com: "cacao industry": Key Phrase page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
See all pages with references to cacao industry.
Sec Estrada Cabrera, Manuel Cacao industry, 15-16 Calderon Sol, Armando,149, 150 Callejas, Rafael,197 Campesino Federation of Guatemala (FCG),112 Capitalism.
Key Phrases in this book: Costa Rica, Central America, United States, United Fruit, World War, Latin America, rural economic security, peasant mobilization, agrarian reform agency, nontraditional agricultural exports, basic food production, nontraditional crops (See more)
www.amazon.com /phrase/cacao-industry   (544 words)

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