Cabinet of Agustín Morales

Cabinet of Agustín Morales
Morales Cabinet

31st–32nd Cabinet of the Republic of Bolivia
1871–1873
Date formed22 June 1871
Date dissolved27 November 1872
(1 year, 5 months and 5 days)
People and organisations
PresidentAgustín Morales
No. of ministers4
Total no. of members8 (incl. former members)
History
PredecessorCabinet of Mariano Melgarejo
SuccessorFirst Cabinet of Tomás Frías
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The Morales Cabinet constituted the 31st to 32nd cabinets of the Republic of Bolivia. It was formed on 22 June 1871 after Agustín Morales took power in a coup d'état, succeeding the Melgarejo cabinet. It was dissolved on 27 November 1872 when Morales was assassinated. All Ministers of State were ratified in their positions by the new cabinet formed by Morales' successor Tomás Frías.[1]

Composition

Portfolio Minister Party Prof. Took office Left office Term Ref.
President Agustín Morales Mil. Mil. 15 January 1871 25 August 1872 682 [a]
25 August 1872 27 November 1872 [3]
Secretary General[b] Casimiro Corral Ind. Law. 15 January 1871 22 June 1871 743 [a][4]
Minister of Government
and Foreign Affairs 		22 June 1871 27 January 1873 [5][c]
Minister of War Narciso Campero Mil. Mil. 22 June 1871 22 October 1871 122 [5][d]
Ildefonso Sanjinés Mil. Mil. 22 October 1871 9 May 1873 565 [6][c]
Minister of Finance Tomás Frías Ind. Law. 22 June 1871 12 September 1871 82 [5][7][e]
Casimiro Corral Ind. Law. 12 September 1871 22 October 1871 40 [8][4]
Minister of Finance
and Industry 		Pedro García Ind. Law. 22 October 1871 9 May 1873 565 [6][c]
Minister of Justice
and Worship 		Lucas Mendoza de la Tapia Ind. Mag. 22 June 1871 12 September 1871 82 [5][9]
Casimiro Corral Ind. Law. 12 September 1871 22 October 1871 40 [8][4]
Minister of Justice, Public
Instruction, and Worship 		Melchor Terrazas Ind. Law. 22 October 1871 27 January 1873 463 [6][c]
Minister of Public Instruction
and Industry 		Mariano Réyes Cardona Ind. – 22 June 1871 12 September 1871 82 [5]
Casimiro Corral Ind. Law. 12 September 1871 22 October 1871 40 [8][4]
Office merged with the Ministry of Justice [6]

History

Upon his assumption to office, Morales charges all ministerial portfolios to Casimiro Corral as secretary general pending the formation of a proper ministerial cabinet. A full council of ministers was appointed on 22 June 1871, 5 months into his mandate, composed of five ministers. In this cabinet, the Ministry of Industry, formed by the government of Mariano Melgarejo in 1869, was abolished. Its portfolios were reassigned to the Ministry of Public Instruction and to an entirely new department, the Ministry of Justice.[5]

A new cabinet was formed on 22 October 1871. With it, the number of ministries was reduced from five to four with the Ministry of Public Instruction being merged into the Ministry of Justice and the industry portfolio becoming annex of the Ministry of Finance.[6] Morales was assassinated on 27 November 1871 and was succeeded the following day by Tomás Frías. Under Frías, this cabinet remained intact for the majority of his term before finally being reformed on 27 January 1873.

Cabinets

N° Formed Days Decree
I 22 June 1871 122 Supreme Decree 22-06-1871
II 22 October 1871 55,944 Supreme Decree 22-10-1871

Structural changes

Portfolio Part of Transferred to Date Decree
Industry Ministry of Industry Ministry of Public Instruction 22 June 1871 Supreme Decree 22-06-1871
Worship Ministry of Justice
Justice Ministry of Public Instruction
Instruction 22 October 1871 Supreme Decree 22-10-1871
Industry Ministry of Finance

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b In dissidence since 26 November 1870.[2]
  2. ^ Exerts command of all ministerial portfolios while the respective ministries are organized.
  3. ^ a b c d Morales + Frías.
  4. ^ President N° 20.
  5. ^ President N° 17 (twice president).

Footnotes

  1. ^ Mesa Gisbert 2003, pp. 326–327
  2. ^ Bolivia (26 November 1870). "Decreto Supremo de 26 de noviembre de 1870". Anuario administrativo (in Spanish). pp. 1–2. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Ley de 23 de agosto de 1872". Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia (in Spanish). 23 August 1872. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "Casimiro Corral | Abogado, Periodista, Político y Escritor". rree.gob.bo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Decreto Supremo de 22 de junio de 1871". Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia (in Spanish). 22 June 1871. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Decreto Supremo de 22 de octubre de 1871". Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia (in Spanish). 22 October 1871. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Tomás Frías | Abogado Constitucionalista y Estadista". rree.gob.bo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  8. ^ a b c "Decreto Supremo de 22 de septiembre de 1871". Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia (in Spanish). 22 September 1871. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Lucas Mendoza de la Tapia | Jurista, Político y Orador". rree.gob.bo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

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