General Herrera was the Secretary of War & Navy during the presidency of Gerardo Machado. He was married to Ofelia Rodríguez Arango and they had three children, Alberto, Rodolfo and Ofelia Herrera y Rodríguez-Arango.
Role in Machado's administration and the 1933 Revolutionedit
On August 11, 1933, when Cuban National Army rebels took hold of the Castillo de la Real Fuerza, General Herrera attended the fortress in order to reach a resolution or pact with the rebels. He met with Erasmo Delgado. After much debate and given that the rebels did not want Herrera to secure the presidency after Machado’s departure, it was agreed that given his powers as General the actions committed by the rebels did not constitute a revolt but were ordered on his behalf.
After Machado’s departureedit
After the departure of Machado on August 12, 1933, a power vacuum was created and Sumner Welles initially proposed the replacement of Machado with Herrera. Unfortunately, the army rebels were not in accord with this proposal. Sumner Welles noted on August 12, 1933
"After the promise of certain of the Army leaders at 4 o'clock this morning that they would agree to the ad interim Presidency of any Cuban provided President Machado would retire from the office. I was advised at 7 that they had again changed their minds and would accept anyone other than General Herrera to whom they were personally devoted but whom they feared the great mass of the opposition would not accept on account of his past intimate connection with President Machado."[1]
As a result, Sumner Welles devised a new plan in which Herrera would remain the only Cabinet member who would not resign from Machado's administration thus by default becoming the interim President solely for the purpose of appointing Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada, the son of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes (Father of the Country), as member of Herrera's Cabinet. Immediately thereafter, Herrera would resign and as Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada would be the only one left in the Cabinet, he would by default become the new President. Sumner Welles' intention was to keep a form of constitutional continuance between the departure of Machado and the installation of a new government. Some scholars, such as Rolando Rodriguez, have questioned whether the appointment of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada as a Cabinet member followed by his appointment as President thereafter was constitutional at all. After the appointment of Carlos Manuel de Cespedes y Quesada as President, Herrera fled to the Hotel Nacional and later secured passage to flee Cuba.
Rodriguez Garcia, Rolando. "Rebelion en la Republica Auge y Caida de Gerardo Machado" Editorial Ciencias Sociales, 2013.
Argote-Freyre, Frank. Fulgencio Batista: Volume 1, From Revolutionary to Strongman. Rutgers University Press, Rutgers, New Jersey. ISBN0-8135-3701-0. 2006.
Chester, Edmund A. A Sergeant Named Batista. Holt. ASIN B0007DPO1U. 1954.
Otero, Juan Joaquin (1954). Libro De Cuba, Una Enciclopedia Ilustrada Que Abarca Las Artes, Las Letras, Las Ciencias, La Economia, La Politica, La Historia, La Docencia, Y ElProgreso General De La Nacion Cubana - Edicion Conmemorative del Cincuentenario de la Republica de Cuba, 1902-1952. (Spanish)
January 01, 1970
alberto, herrera, franchi, this, spanish, name, first, paternal, surname, herrera, second, maternal, family, name, franchi, general, alberto, herrera, franchi, september, 1874, march, 1954, interim, president, cuba, from, august, august, 1933, general, alberto. In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Herrera and the second or maternal family name is Franchi General Alberto Herrera y Franchi September 1 1874 March 18 1954 was the interim President of Cuba from August 12 to August 13 1933 General Alberto HerreraPresident of CubaInterimIn office 12 August 1933 13 August 1933Preceded byGerardo MachadoSucceeded byCarlos Manuel de Cespedes y QuesadaPersonal detailsBorn 1874 09 01 September 1 1874San Antonio de las Vueltas Spanish CubaDiedMarch 18 1954 1954 03 18 aged 79 Havana Republic of CubaNationalityCubanSpouseOfelia Rodriguez ArangoOccupationMilitary officer Contents 1 Biography 2 Role in Machado s administration and the 1933 Revolution 3 After Machado s departure 4 ReferencesBiography editGeneral Herrera was the Secretary of War amp Navy during the presidency of Gerardo Machado He was married to Ofelia Rodriguez Arango and they had three children Alberto Rodolfo and Ofelia Herrera y Rodriguez Arango Role in Machado s administration and the 1933 Revolution editOn August 11 1933 when Cuban National Army rebels took hold of the Castillo de la Real Fuerza General Herrera attended the fortress in order to reach a resolution or pact with the rebels He met with Erasmo Delgado After much debate and given that the rebels did not want Herrera to secure the presidency after Machado s departure it was agreed that given his powers as General the actions committed by the rebels did not constitute a revolt but were ordered on his behalf After Machado s departure editAfter the departure of Machado on August 12 1933 a power vacuum was created and Sumner Welles initially proposed the replacement of Machado with Herrera Unfortunately the army rebels were not in accord with this proposal Sumner Welles noted on August 12 1933 After the promise of certain of the Army leaders at 4 o clock this morning that they would agree to the ad interim Presidency of any Cuban provided President Machado would retire from the office I was advised at 7 that they had again changed their minds and would accept anyone other than General Herrera to whom they were personally devoted but whom they feared the great mass of the opposition would not accept on account of his past intimate connection with President Machado 1 As a result Sumner Welles devised a new plan in which Herrera would remain the only Cabinet member who would not resign from Machado s administration thus by default becoming the interim President solely for the purpose of appointing Carlos Manuel de Cespedes y Quesada the son of Carlos Manuel de Cespedes Father of the Country as member of Herrera s Cabinet Immediately thereafter Herrera would resign and as Carlos Manuel de Cespedes y Quesada would be the only one left in the Cabinet he would by default become the new President Sumner Welles intention was to keep a form of constitutional continuance between the departure of Machado and the installation of a new government Some scholars such as Rolando Rodriguez have questioned whether the appointment of Carlos Manuel de Cespedes y Quesada as a Cabinet member followed by his appointment as President thereafter was constitutional at all After the appointment of Carlos Manuel de Cespedes y Quesada as President Herrera fled to the Hotel Nacional and later secured passage to flee Cuba References edit Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers 1933 The American Republics Volume V p 358 http images library wisc edu FRUS EFacs 1933v05 reference frus frus1933v05 i0010 pdf Rodriguez Garcia Rolando Rebelion en la Republica Auge y Caida de Gerardo Machado Editorial Ciencias Sociales 2013 Argote Freyre Frank Fulgencio Batista Volume 1 From Revolutionary to Strongman Rutgers University Press Rutgers New Jersey ISBN 0 8135 3701 0 2006 Chester Edmund A A Sergeant Named Batista Holt ASIN B0007DPO1U 1954 Otero Juan Joaquin 1954 Libro De Cuba Una Enciclopedia Ilustrada Que Abarca Las Artes Las Letras Las Ciencias La Economia La Politica La Historia La Docencia Y ElProgreso General De La Nacion Cubana Edicion Conmemorative del Cincuentenario de la Republica de Cuba 1902 1952 Spanish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alberto Herrera Franchi amp oldid 1199127747, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
