Marco Aurelio Soto

president of Honduras

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Marco Aurelio Soto served as the president of Honduras, assuming the presidency in 1876 as a Liberal. His presidency was influenced by the ascendancy of Justo Rufino Barrios in Guatemala. In 1880, Soto and the Liberals enacted a new constitution aimed at reversing the policies of the preceding Conservative era. They also relocated the capital from Comayagua to Tegucigalpa. The Liberal party continued to hold sway in Honduras for a significant portion of the 20th century, promoting foreign investment and economic development, despite Honduras remaining one of the poorest nations in Central America.12

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…to liberalism in Honduras, where Marco Aurelio Soto, a Liberal, assumed the presidency (1876). In 1880 the Liberals promulgated a new constitution that sought to undo the work of the Conservatives, and they also moved the capital from Comayagua to Tegucigalpa. Five years later, Liberals in Honduras and elsewhere proved…
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…to liberalism in Honduras, where Marco Aurelio Soto, a Liberal, assumed the presidency (1876). In 1880 the Liberals promulgated a new constitution that sought to undo the work of the Conservatives, and they also moved the capital from Comayagua to Tegucigalpa. Five years later, Liberals in Honduras and elsewhere proved…
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