Gabriel garcia moreno biography of mahatma gandhi

Ecuadorian politician who twice served as President of Ecuador

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Moreno y Morán de Buitrón.

Gabriel Gregorio Fernando José María García Moreno y Morán de Butrón (24 December 1821 – 6 August 1875), was an Ecuadorianpolitician and aristocrat who twice served as President of Ecuador (1861–65 and 1869–75) and was assassinated during his second term after being elected to a third.^[1] He is noted for his conservatism, nationalism, Catholic religious perspective and rivalry with liberalstrongmanEloy Alfaro.

García Moreno was noted for efforts to economically and agriculturally advance Ecuador and for his staunch opposition to corruption.^[2]: 326

Biography

Gabriel Garcia Moreno was born in 1821, the son of Gabriel García-Yangüas y Gómez de Tama, a Spanish nobleman, and María de las Mercedes Moreno y Morán