Francisco Bertrand Explained

Francisco Bertrand Barahona
Order:President of Honduras
Term Start1:21 March 1913
Term End1:9 September 1919
Vicepresident1:Nazario Soriano
Alberto Membreño Vásquez
Predecessor1:Manuel Bonilla
Successor1:Salvador Aguirre
Term Start2:28 March 1911
Term End2:1 February 1912
Predecessor2:Miguel R. Dávila
Successor2:Manuel Bonilla
Birth Date:9 October 1866
Birth Place:Juticalpa, Honduras
Death Place:La Ceiba, Honduras
Profession:Doctor, politician
Party:National Party of Honduras
Spouse:Victoria Alvarado Burchard
Children:5

Francisco Bertrand Barahona (9 October 1866  - 15 July 1926) was a Honduran politician. He was a two-term President of Honduras, first from 28 March 1911 to 1 February 1912, and then again between 21 March 1913 and 9 September 1919.[1] His successor and predecessor was Manuel Bonilla, and Bertrand served as the Vice President in Bonilla's cabinet. He was a member of the National Party.

Bertrand started out with a reputation as a conciliator, but during his last presidency was involved in armed conflict with his political opponents. It is believed that United States of America pressure was behind his abandoning the post of President. He spent the next few years in exile before returning to La Ceiba, Honduras. He died on 15 July 1926.

He was married to Victoria Alvarado Burchard who had five children named Laura Azucena Bertrand, Francisco Bertrand, Marta Bertrand Alvarado, Luz Marina Bertrand Alvarado and Victoria Bertrand Alvarado.

Notes and References

  1. Santiago . Alfonso . Lange . Gardner . The First Sixty Years Of The Inter-American Commission On Human Rights . Texas Hispanic Journal of Law & Policy . Fall 2021 . 27 . 1 . 83–130.