1825 Central American federal election

Central America 1824 presidential 1830 Central American federal election 1830 21 April 1825 Electoral college Congressional vote Manuel José Arce y Fagoaga.jpg Manuel José Arce Liberal 800000 El Salvador 34 22 Del Valle blanco y negro.jpg José Cecilio del Valle Conservative 0000CD Honduras 41 5 President Manuel José Arce Liberal General elections were held in the Federal Republic of Central America in 1825 to elect the President of Central America, a post established by the 1824 Central American constitution. The Liberal-dominated Federal Congress called the election, which was held in all five member states; Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.Ko Haeuk An Overview Study of the Federal Republic of Central America https://www.zum.de/whkmla/sp/1415/lictor/lictor1.html WHKMLA 19 August 2016 The two main parties were the Liberals and the Conservatives. In order to win, a candidate had to receive a majority of the votes in the 82-member electoral college. If no candidate received a majority, Congress would elect the president. Conservative candidate José Cecilio del Valle received 41 votes, one short of a majority. As a result, a vote in Congress was held between del Valle the liberal Manuel José Arce. Despite del Valle receiving the most votes in the electoral college, the Liberal-led Congress elected Arce by 22 votes to five, much to the outrage of Valle and his supporters. Results Electoral college Congressional vote José Cecilio del Valle Conservatives #0000CD 41 5 Manuel José Arce Liberals #800000 34 22 Alejandro Díaz Cabeza de Vaca es 2 José María Castilla 1 José Santiago Milla 1 79 82 Hernández de León,El libro de las efemérides capítulos de la historia de la América Central 6 Federico Hernández de León 1963 141 Flemion Aftermath Arce tried to appease Valle by offering him the Vice-Presidency, but Valle declined.Ulloa Felix Dos siglos de elecciones en Centroamérica http://www.tse.go.cr/revista/art/18/felix_ulloa.pdf TSE 19 August 2016 Spanish Although he retired from Congress without calling for an uprising, the First Central American Civil War broke out in 1826 as Arce's centralism and authoritarian government caused an uprising of the Liberals in El Salvador and Honduras after Arce dissolved the Parliament in Guatemala the same year. Arce would eventually resign as president and the war would only end when rebel leader Francisco Morazán took over Guatemala in 1829, calling for new elections soon afterwards. References Category:Elections in the Federal Republic of Central America Central America