Conservative Party (Guatemala)

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The Conservative Party (Spanish: Partido Conservador, PC) was a political party in Guatemala during the nineteenth and early twentieth century.

History

The PC was originally the Bacos, a group of merchants opposed to the Cacos, who went on to form the Liberal Party.^[1] Opposed to social and economic change, it sought to preserve the power of wealthy landowners and the Catholic Church.^[1]

In opposition from 1830, the Conservatives gained power in 1839 when Rafael Carrera, the first caudillo in Guatemala, took control of the government. He held power from 1839 onwards either directly during his two spells as president (1844–48 and 1851–65) or through others,^[1] and was declared President for Life in 1854, remaining in office until his death in 1865.

After Carrera's death the party struggled to find a charismatic replacement. The Conservatives lost power to the Liberals in 1871, and their economic policies gained the support of many Conservatives.^[2] The Liberals remained in power until the 1920s.

References

1 2 3 Robert J. Alexander (1982) Political parties of the Americas, Greenwood Press, p422
↑ Alexander, p424

Political parties in Guatemala

Parties in Congress	Renewed Democratic Liberty National Unity of Hope Todos Patriotic Party National Convergence Front National Change Union Commitment, Renewal and Order Vision with Values Encounter for Guatemala Convergence Winaq Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity National Advancement Party Fuerza

Extra-parliamentary	Democratic Union Front for Democracy Grand National Alliance Institutional Republican Party Reform Movement Social Action Centre Unionist Party Victory

Defunct parties	New Nation Alternative

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