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]
Cabinet of Agustín Morales Morales Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 31st–32nd Cabinet of the Republic of Bolivia | |
| 1871–1873 | |
 | |
| Date formed | 22 June 1871 |
| Date dissolved | 27 November 1872 (1 year, 5 months and 5 days) |
| People and organisations | |
| President | Agustín Morales |
| No. of ministers | 4 |
| Total no. of members | 8 (incl. former members) |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Cabinet of Mariano Melgarejo |
| Successor | First Cabinet of Tomás Frías |
Composition
edit| 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
editUpon 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
edit| N° | Formed | Days | Decree |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | 22 June 1871 | 122 | Supreme Decree 22-06-1871 |
| II | 22 October 1871 | 55,931 | Supreme Decree 22-10-1871 |
Structural changes
edit| 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
editNotes
editFootnotes
edit- ^ Mesa Gisbert 2003, pp. 326–327
- ^ Bolivia (26 November 1870). "Decreto Supremo de 26 de noviembre de 1870". Anuario administrativo (in Spanish). pp. 1–2. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tomás Frías | Abogado Constitucionalista y Estadista". rree.gob.bo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
Bibliography
edit- Mesa Gisbert, Carlos D. (2003). Presidentes de Bolivia: entre urnas y fusiles | El poder ejecutivo: los ministros de estado (in Spanish) (Third ed.). La Paz: Editorial Gisbert.
