Mr. Manuel Estrada Cabrera
The last war waged against another State Guatemala was: Totoposte War of 1903 and the national campaign of 1906.
DEM Infantry Colonel Jorge Antonio Ortega Gaytan (Goja) has published an extract from his forthcoming book, investigation of 30 months, entitled: The wars of 1903 and 1906 Don Manuel.
This describes how in 1902 the presidents of Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador agreed to meet in Nicaragua for the purpose of discussing the founding of the Republic most of Central America. " The president of Guatemala, Don Manuel Estrada Cabrera was opposed to this initiative.
The three countries motivated by political and strategic interests determined the inconvenience of Estrada Cabrera continue in power and took advantage of the discontent of Guatemalans by the particular form of exercising power by the president, characterized by terror, intrigue and disinformation.
Many Guatemalans, civil and military, a former president, General Manuel Lisandro Barillas, disaffected regime had migrated to neighboring countries to the prosecution of Estrada Cabrera.
General Manuel Lisandro Barillas
In January 1903, El Salvador organizes an invasion composed largely Staffed by migrants and General Barillas in Mexico.
Estrada Cabrera moved in three days 40.000 thousand men to the border with El Salvador and 15.000 to the border with Mexico. This was due to strategic success since 1.900, Estrada Cabrera instituted in secondary education classes tactics and ordinance, and military service was compulsory that the army also had experience in combat by the campaigns of 1871 resulting from the revolution.
The escalation of the crisis lasted 84 days, and end Estrada Cabrera imposed conditions on the invaders ordered to indemnify the State of Guatemala. It was called "war on totoposte" because the supply of the troops was a mass of dry corn called: Totoposte, and there was a shortage of grain for the war.
again in May 1906 to be another invasion attempt, produced by discontent against Estrada Cabrera in the countries of the region and rivalries between liberals and conservatives. The President of El Salvador was the General Tomás Regalado.
General Tomás Regalado
Again Guatemala declares a state of war. El Salvador made his way to Asuncion Mita, Jutiapa and Mexico Manuel Lisandro Barillas Ayutla Ocós captured. Guatemala forced the invaders to retreat, the commander of the campaign was Maj. Gen. Don Manuel Maximiliano Santa María Aguilar.
General Manuel Aguilar Santa Maria
After nearly two months of hostilities, the conflict ended by the armistice signed on board the U.S. warship "marblehead.
Below is the complete summary of the historical account provided by applying modern terms of military tactics and strategy.
also the biography of General Santa María Aguilar, published by the historian Rosa Maria Barrientos Vasquez in the military magazine, Issue 55, Higher Education Command of the Army of Guatemala, year 2010 .
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