Manuel Francisco Pavón Aycinena (January 30, 1798 – April 19, 1855) was a conservative Guatemalan politician during the regime of General Rafael Carrera. He was influential in the founding of the government's executive branch and held several Cabinet offices during his career.[1]
Biography
Captain General Rafael Carrera, president for life of Guatemala
On August 6, 1832, Guatemalan Governor Mariano Gálvez issued a decree to build a theater in the middle of Plaza Vieja. However, due to ongoing political turmoil, this theater was not constructed during Galvez's rule.[4]
Copy of the decree by which Rafael Carrera was appointed President for Life of Guatemala in 1854 at the initiative of Pavón Aycinena
Shortly after Carrera became President in 1851, Pavón Aycinena began suffering from intestinal problems.[5] On May 5, 1853, he became so ill that was put in a hospice, though he briefly recovered.[5] On October 25, 1854, at the initiative of Pavón Aycinena, Carrera was declared "supreme and perpetual leader of the nation" for life, with the power to choose his successor; Carrera served as President of Guatemala until he died on April 14, 1865.[5]
Pavón Aycinena died in his home on April 19, 1855, surrounded by his relatives and important ecclesiastic figures.[5] His funeral service took place in the Cathedral of Guatemala City and he was buried in La Merced Church.[6]
On May 7, 1855, Carrera commanded that a portrait of Pavón Aycinena be placed in the main room of the Presidential Palace. Carrera also granted Pavón Aycinena's widow a lifelong pension equivalent to half of her deceased husband's income,[6] —the largest pension ever granted in Guatemala up to that point.[7]
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