Carlos Herrera y Luna

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Carlos Herrera Luna (1856 - 1930) was acting President of Guatemala from 15 April 1920 to 15 September 1920 and President of Guatemala from 16 September 1920 until 10 December 1921. Son of Manuel María Herrera y Delfina Luna had 12 children: Julia Isabel Herrera Dorión de Robles , Carlos Herrera Dorión, Roberto Herrera Dorión,Margarita Herrera Dorión de Minondo, Sara Herrera Dorión de Arroyo, Elena Herrera Dorión, Lucrecia Herrera Dorión de Dueñas, Rafael Herrera Dorión, Luisa Herrera Dorión de Clark, Arturo Herrera Dorión and Rodolfo and María Marta Herrera Llerandi. Considered as one of the finnest business man of the late 19th Century and beginning of the 20th Century. As business man, he developed Pantaleón Sugar Mill as a recognized industry, and also bought El Baul Sugar Mill in the early 1900s. Visionary and persistent, he invested wisely in land, crops, and machinery, real state and the union of a great family. Now days, Pantaléon Sugar Holdings, part of his well developed work, is one of the top 10 sugar companies in América, with mills in Central and South América.


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Preceded by
Manuel Estrada
President of Guatemala
1920–1921
Succeeded by
José María Orellana

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