García Moreno

[ gahr-see-uhmuh-rey-noh; Spanish gahr-see-ah maw-re-naw ]

noun

Ga·bri·el [gey-bree-uhl, gah-bree-el; Spanish gah-bree-el] /ˈgeɪ bri əl, ˌgɑ briˈɛl; Spanish ˌgɑ βriˈɛl/ 1821–75, Ecuadorian journalist and political leader: president of Ecuador 1861–65; 1869–75.

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In more ways than one Garcia Moreno, the professor President, was a statesman of vision and deed.
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His successors in the presidential office found it impossible to govern the country without Garcia Moreno.
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Among the leaders of the republican period the name of Dr. Garcia-Moreno stands forth.
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None of them are too wide, and the walks are painfully narrow; but, thanks to Garcia Moreno, they are well paved.
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During the administration of Garcia Moreno, prominent citizens were shot or banished by his order, without trial by jury.
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