Domingo Elías
Domingo Elías Carbajo (July 19, 1805,
Biography
He assumed the Presidency of Peru during an epoch of civil war, which divided Peru between the followers of Ramón Castilla's government and those of Domingo Elías Carbajo.
After completing his elementary studies, he travelled to
After the defeat of the
During this traumatic and polarizing period of Peruvian history, writes the Peruvian historian
When Echenique's forces threatened to return to the capital, Elías declared the Lima Province in state of assembly, which meant the total suspension of labor and readiness of his able followers to take arms. The public employees, schools, and businesses formed regiments. All of Lima and even guarding members of the provinces of Pisco, Ica, and Callao prepared to confront Echenique who, in the end and to everyone's astonishment, never arrived. This history week became known in Peru as the "Magna Week."
Soon after, Elías ended his government upon the triumph of Castilla over Vivanco. Elías occupied various public posts such as minister and deputy of Ica (1845). He was
Elías did not cease in his actions to reach the government and returned to Peru through
Elías was involved in guano mining on Chincha Islands and importing of Chinese workers from Fujian.[3]
He died in Lima in 1867.
See also
References
- ^ "Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas - Histórico - Relación de Ministros". www.mef.gob.pe.
- ^ "Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas - Histórico - Relación de Ministros". www.mef.gob.pe.
- ^ Charles C. Mann: 1493 - How Europe's Discovery of Americas Revolutionized Trade, ecology and Life on Earth, Granta Books, London, 2011, p. 215-2017