What is Eloy Alfaro?
{{Infobox officeholder |name=José Eloy Alfaro Delgado |nationality=Ecuadorian |image= Eloy Alfaro2.jpg |birth_date={{birth date|1842|06|25|mf=y}} |birth_place=[[Montecristi, Ecuador|Montecristi]], [[Ecuador]] |death_date={{death date and age|1912|01|28|1842|06|25|mf=y}} |death_place=[[Quito]], [[Ecuador]] |spouse=Ana Paredes y Arosemena |office=[[President of Ecuador]] |term_start=January 16, 1906 |term_end=August 12, 1911 |vicepresident= |predecessor=[[Lizardo García]] |successor=[[Carlos Freile Zaldumbide]] |office2=[[President of Ecuador]] |term_start2=August 23, 1895 |term_end2=September 1, 1901 |vicepresident2= |predecessor2=[[Vicente Lucio Salazar]] |successor2=[[Leónidas Plaza]] |office3=[[Supreme Chief of Manabí & Esmeraldas, in rebellion]] |term_start3=February, 1883 |term_end3=October 11, 1883 |vicepresident3= |predecessor3= |successor3= |signature=Firma de Eloy Alfaro.svg }} '''José Eloy Alfaro Delgado''' (June 25, 1842 – January 28, 1912) served as President of [[Ecuador]] from 1895 to 1901 and from 1906 to 1911. He became one the strongest opponents of pro-Catholic conservative President [[Gabriel García Moreno]]. For his central role in the [[Liberal Revolution of 1895]] and for having fought conservatism for almost 30 years, he is known as the ''Viejo Luchador''. Alfaro was born on June 25, 1842 in [[Montecristi, Ecuador|Montecristi]], [[Ecuador]]. He was married to Ana Paredes y Arosemena until his death in 1912. On January 28, 1912, a mob broke out and busted into the prison cell where Alfaro was held at. They dragged him along the streets of [[Quito]], [[Ecuador]]. Alfaro was killed during the attack, aged 69. ==Other websites== * [http://www.presidencia.gov.ec/modulos.asp?id=28/ Official Website of the Ecuadorian Government about the country President's History]{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} * [http://www.enciclopediadelecuador.com/ Enciclopedia del Ecuador] {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Alfaro, Eloy}} [[Category:1842 births]] [[Category:1912 deat