Juan José Flores

Juan José Flores y Aramburu (July 19, 1800 – October 1, 1864) was a Venezuelan military general who became Supreme Chief, and later the first President of the new Republic of Ecuador. He later served two more terms from 1839 to 1843 and from 1843 to 1845, and is often referred to as "The Founder of the Republic". His son Antonio Flores Jijón would soon become President of Ecuador.

Juan José Flores
4th President of Ecuador
In office April 1, 1843 – March 6, 1845
Vice President	Francisco Marcos (1843–1845)
Preceded by	Interim Presidency
Succeeded by	José Joaquín de Olmedo
Interim President of Ecuador
In office January 15, 1843 – April 1, 1843
3rd President of Ecuador
In office February 1, 1839 – January 15, 1843
Vice President	Francisco Javier Aguirre (1839–1843)
Preceded by	Vicente Rocafuerte
Succeeded by	Interim Presidency
1st President of Ecuador
In office September 22, 1830 – September 10, 1834
Vice President	José Joaquín Olmedo (1830–1831) Modesto Larrea y Carrión (1831–1834)
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	Vicente Rocafuerte
Provisional President of Ecuador
In office August 14, 1830 – September 11, 1830
Supreme Chief of Ecuador
In office May 13, 1830 – August 14, 1845
Personal details
Born	(1800-07-19)July 19, 1800 Puerto Cabello, Venezuela
Died	October 1, 1864(1864-10-01) (aged 64) Puná Island, Ecuador Under house arrest abroad his ship
Nationality	Venezuelan
Spouse(s)	Mercedes Jijón de Vivanco y Chiriboga

Flores was born on July 19, 1800 in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. He was married to Mercedes Jijón de Vivanco y Chiriboga. Flores died on October 1, 1864 in Puná Island, Ecuador from uremia caused by kidney failure, aged 64.

Other websites

• [3] Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
• Presidential biography Archived 2005-03-02 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish language). Accessed May 16, 2005.
• Presidential terms and events (Spanish language). Accessed May 16, 2005.