Juan José Estrada

This article is about the former Nicaraguan President. For the Mexican boxer, see Juan José Estrada (boxer).

Juan José Estrada Morales (1 January 1872, in Managua – 11 July 1967) was the President of Nicaragua from 30 August 1910 to 9 May 1911.

Biography

Juan José Estrada Morales was a Nicaraguan military and political who acted as President of Nicaragua from August 30, 1910 to May 9, 1911.

Estrada was a member of the Conservative Party of Nicaragua. In 1909 he began a rebellion against the liberal government of José Santos Zelaya, who soon resigned, and in August 1910 the unstable liberal government that succeeded him fell, and on Aug. 30 Estrada became president, with his new Conservative government supported by the United States. During the conservative regime that followed his presidency for over 15 years, US Marines had a presence in Nicaragua.

Estrada was born and died in Managua. He came from a humble family of handcrafters of liberal ideology that produced four military men, a colonel and 3 generals, who became outstanding in Nicaraguan military history. These were José Dolores Estrada Morales, Aurelio, Irineo and himself, who were known as Los Graco in honor to the Roman Gracchi family.

His three brothers were mayors of Managua: Irineo in 1899, José Dolores in 1901, and Aurelio in 1903. The last was Generalissimo in the victory of the Battle of Namasigüe in 1907. They were all progressive and popular mayors, who built the Parque Central and planted trees all around the city.

Political offices
Preceded by Luis Mena	President of Nicaragua 1910-1911	Succeeded by Adolfo Díaz