Rafael Guirola Duke
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Rafael Guirola Duke | |
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.png) Guirola in c. 1916 | |
| Minister of Finance and Public Credit of El Salvador | |
| In office 1 March 1911 – 9 February 1913 | |
| President | Manuel Enrique Araujo |
| Preceded by | Domingo López |
| Succeeded by | Tomás García Palomo |
| In office 1892 – 9 June 1894 | |
| President | Carlos Ezeta |
| Preceded by | Reyes Arrieta Rossi |
| Succeeded by | Cornelio Lemus |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 October 1864 Zacatecoluca, El Salvador |
| Died | 23 April 1919 (aged 54) Nueva San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Spouse | Claudia Matamoros |
| Parent(s) | Ángel Guirola Cordelia Duke Alexander |
| Occupation | Politician, diplomat |
Rafael Guirola Duke (4 October 1864 – 23 April 1919) was a Salvadoran politician and diplomat who served as Minister of Finance from 1892 to 1894 and from 1911 to 1913.
Rafael Guirola Duke was born on 4 October 1864 in Zacatecoluca, El Salvador.[1] His parents were Ángel Guirola (the acting president of El Salvador in 1884) and Cordelia Duke Alexander from Kingston, Jamaica.[2][3] Guirola had 6 siblings: José Adalberto, Ángel, Eduardo, Gertrudis, Cordelia Julia, and Matilde.[1]
From 1892 to 1884, Guirola served as minister of finance and public credit under President General Carlos Ezeta. Guirola was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador in 1895.[1] Guirola ran in the 1907 presidential election. He only won 16 votes, all from La Libertad, and finished in fourth place.[4]
From March 1911 to February 1913, Guirola served as minister of finance and public credit under President Manuel Enrique Araujo.[5] Araujo also appointed Guirola as El Salvador's ambassador to Belgium, France, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. During a state visit to Spain, King Alfonso XIII awarded Guirola the Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic.[1]
In 1916, Guirola was El Salvador's ambassador to Costa Rica.[6] Guirola was elected as the honorary president of the Subcommittee of Physical Culture in 1918.[1]
Guirola died on 23 April 1919 in Nueva San Salvador, El Salvador (modern-day Santa Tecla).[1]
