Gerardo Barrios

ABOUT GERARDO BARRIOS

Salvadoran politician who was the President of El Salvador from 1859 to 1863. The cities of Ciudad Barrios and San Gerardo are named after him.

He was a part of the army of the last president of the Federation of Central American Estates, Francisco Morazan.

He was a member of the Liberal Party and as president he promoted the industries of coffee production and silk-elaboration.

He was raised in a Catholic family with four children.

He was President of El Salvador while Abraham Lincoln was President of the United States.