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Rafael Zaldívar

1834–1903 · 19th century

Rafael Zaldívar was a Salvadoran physician and liberal president from 1876 to 1885. His government's laws of 1881 and 1882 abolished the communal lands of indigenous villages and municipal ejidos, transferring them to private ownership and fuelling the expansion of coffee estates. He left office in 1885 during a revolt against his government.

Rafael Zaldívar
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Rafael Zaldívar. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/rafael-zaldivar
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