Political LeaderSalvadoran1882 – 1966
Maximiano Hernández Martínez
President of El Salvador, military dictator
Biography
Salvadoran military officer and president of El Salvador from 1931 to 1944. He led a brutal regime marked by the massacre of peasants and indigenous populations.
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Quick Facts
Category
Political Leader
Nationality
Salvadoran
Born
1882
Died
1966
Thinking about the name
Maximiano
Latin origin
“A Spanish and Portuguese form of Maximilian, adding the Romance language masculine suffix -ano to the Latin 'maximus.' Maximiano carries warmth and formality simultaneously, popular in Hispanic cultures as a complete, substantial name. It suggests both ancient Roman authority and Mediterranean charm.”