Ismael Vázquez Explained

Ismael Vázquez
Office:20th Vice President of Bolivia
Status:First Vice President
President:José Gutiérrez Guerra
Term Start:15 August 1917
Term End:12 July 1920
Alongside:José Santos Quinteros
Predecessor:Juan Misael Saracho
Successor:Abdón Saavedra
Birth Date:26 September 1865
Birth Place:Cochabamba, Bolivia
Death Place:Cochabamba, Bolivia
Party:Liberal
Alma Mater:University of San Simón

Ismael Vázquez Virreira (26 September 1865 – 4 September 1930) was a Bolivian lawyer, orator, and politician who served as the 20th vice president of Bolivia from 1917 to 1920. He served as first vice president alongside second vice president José Santos Quinteros during the administration of José Gutiérrez Guerra.[1]

Biography

José Carrasco Torrico was born on 26 September 1865 in Cochabamba. In 1896, he began his political career of deputy for Cochabamba, a position he would hold multiple times along with the office of senator. In 1911, he was appointed plenipotentiary minister in Venezuela. He was Minister of Justice and Industry in 1915 and was elected first Vice President of the Republic of José Gutiérrez in 1917. In 1919, he was also made Minister of Government. On 12 July 1920, he was overthrown along with the rest of the Gutiérrez government.[2]

He died in Cochabamba on 4 September 1930.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bolivia: Ley de 14 de agosto de 1917. 2020-11-23. www.lexivox.org.
  2. Web site: 2018-01-13. 1917-1920 Ismael Vásquez Virreira - Vicepresidencia del Estado. 2020-11-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20180113093108/https://www.vicepresidencia.gob.bo/1917-1920-Ismael-Vasquez-Virreira. 13 January 2018.