Juan Crisóstomo Gómez
Juan Crisóstomo Gómez | |
|---|---|
 Juan Crisóstomo Gómez. | |
| Vice President of Venezuela | |
| In office 1922–1923 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1860 Táchira, Venezuela |
| Died | 1923 Caracas, Venezuela |
Juan Crisóstomo Gómez (La Mulera, Táchira, 1860 – Caracas, June 30, 1923) was a Venezuelan politician who served as President of Miranda, Governor of Caracas, and Vice President of Venezuela until his assassination in 1923.[1] He was brother of Juan Vicente Gómez, dictator of Venezuela.
Political career
In 1908, Juan Crisóstomo Gómez was appointed President of Miranda.[2]
In 1915, he was appointed Governor of Caracas.[2] In 1922, he requested that Congress enact a constitutional reform to reinstate the positions of First and Second Vice President. This request was approved, and Juan Vicente Gómez was appointed as president and Juan Crisóstomo Gómez as First Vice President for the 1922–1929 term. It has been alleged that this led to a rivalry with his nephew, José Vicente Gómez Bello, the Second Vice President.[3]
Assassination
On June 30, 1923, Juan Crisóstomo was stabbed to death in his room at the Miraflores Palace. Following the assassination, Francisco Pimentel and Leoncio Martínez were arrested but later released. After numerous investigations into the case conducted by Judge Horacio Chacón and Governor Acelio Hidalgo, Captain Isidro Barrientos was identified as the perpetrator. Judge Horacio Chacón sentenced them to 20 years in La Rotunda prison.[1]
References
- ^ a b Padua, Luis Alberto Perozo (2022-11-19). "Juancho Gómez fue asesinado en el Palacio de Miraflores". El Impulso (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-18.
- ^ a b Ramón J. Velásquez. "Gómez, Juan Crisóstomo". Fundación Empresas Polar (in Spanish). Diccionario de Historia de Venezuela.
- ^ "La extraña muerte de Juanchito y el revisionismo histórico Escrito por Rafael Agustín Pinto Prada". Academia de la Historia del Estado Carabobo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-19.