Roberto Sacasa
Roberto Sacasa Sarria (1840 – 1896) was the President of Nicaragua from 5 August 1889 to 1 January 1891 and again the 46th from 1 March 1891 to 11 July 1893.
Ancestry
He was the son of Juan Bautista Sacasa Méndez and wife Casimira Sarria Montealegre, daughter of Ramón de Sarria y Reyes and wife Francisca Montealegre Romero, daughter of Mariano Ignacio Montealegre Balmaceda and wife Casimira Romero Sáenz, daughter of Cecilio Antonio Romero Parajeles and wife Bárbara Sáenz Bonilla, daughter of Manuel Sáenz Vázquez and wife Ana Antonia Bonilla Astúa, daughter of Juan Bonilla Pereira and wife Francisca Astúa Cháves de Alfaro, daughter of Juan Astúa and wife Ana Cháves de Alfaro, married secondly to Juan de Vidamartel and daughter of Cristóbal de Cháves and wife María de Alfaro, daughter of Cristóbal de Alfaro and wife Catalina Gutiérrez Xaramillo.
He was a relative of Silvestre Selva Sacasa, 17th President of Nicaragua, and Benjamín Lacayo Sacasa, 67th President of Nicaragua.
Political career
Sacasa, a member of the Conservative Party, had many problems due to a split within the conservatives. A rebellion by ex-president Joaquín Zavala in 1893 led to liberal José Santos Zelaya coming to power, ending 35 years of conservative rule.
Marriage and issue
He married his cousin Ángela Sacasa Cuadra and had:
- Juan Bautista Sacasa Sacasa, 63rd President of Nicaragua
- Dolores Sacasa Sacasa, married to Ramón Sevilla Castellón, and had:
- Casimira Sacasa Sacasa, married to Dr. Luis Henri Debayle Pallais, son of French Luis Henri Debayle Montgolfier and wife Salvadora Pallais y Bermúdez, and had:
- Blanca Debayle Sacasa, married to Dr. Nestor Portocarrero Gross, and had:
- Hope Portocarrero Debayle, married to her first cousin Anastasio Somoza Debayle, 73rd and 76th President of Nicaragua, and had issue
- Nestor Portocarrero Debayle (b. Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida)
- Salvadora Debayle Sacasa, married to Anastasio Somoza García, 65th and 69th President of Nicaragua, and had issue
- Blanca Debayle Sacasa, married to Dr. Nestor Portocarrero Gross, and had:
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Position established |
Vice President of Nicaragua 1887-1889 |
Succeeded by Anastasio Ortiz |
Preceded by Nicolás Osorno |
President of Nicaragua 1889-1891 |
Succeeded by Ignacio Chávez |
Preceded by Ignacio Chávez |
President of Nicaragua 1891-1893 |
Succeeded by Salvador Machado |