Leónidas Plaza

Leónidas Plaza Gutiérrez (April 19, 1865 – November 17, 1932) was president of Ecuador for two separate occasions: From September 1, 1901 to August 31, 1905 and from September 1, 1912 to August 31, 1916.

Leónidas Plaza Gutiérrez
President of Ecuador
In office September 1, 1901 – August 31, 1905
Vice President	Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno
Preceded by	Eloy Alfaro
Succeeded by	Lizardo García
President of Ecuador
In office September 1, 1912 – August 31, 1916
Preceded by	Francisco Andrade Marín
Succeeded by	Alfredo Baquerizo
Personal details
Born	(1865-04-19)April 19, 1865 Manabí, Ecuador
Died	November 17, 1932(1932-11-17) (aged 67) Huigra, Guayas, Ecuador
Nationality	Ecuadorian
Political party	Ecuadorian Radical Liberal Party
Spouse(s)	Avelina Lasso Ascázubi

He was the son of José Buenaventura Plaza, a school teacher and, Alegría Gutiérrez de Caviedes Sevillano, an attractive tall woman with arostocratic features and exquisite social manners of Colombian descent. He married María Avelina Lasso Ascázubi, with whom he had eight children. One of them, Galo Plaza, was also president of Ecuador.

Other websites

• Rodolfo Pérez Pimentel, Diccionario biográfico del Ecuador, Guayaquil, 1987. Sin ISBN. (in Spanish)