predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place religion party birth_date order term_start spouse image article_title term_end name occupation
marco aurelio soto ponciano leiva 9 july 1895 santa bárbara , honduras guatemala city , guatemala catholic partido progresista 3 june 1849 head of state of honduras 30 november 1883 teresa morejon ferrera luis bogran crop.jpg luis bográn
 30 november 1891 luis bográn politician , military
luis bográn

luis bográn barahona -lrb- 3 june 1849 -- 9 july 1895 -rrb- was a president of honduras , who served two consecutive presidential terms from 30 november 1883 to 30 november 1891 .
he was born in the northern honduran department of santa bárbara on 3 june 1849 to saturnino bográn bonilla and gertrudis barahona leiva .
he was a member of a prominent and wealthy political family .
the last name `` bográn '' originally derived from the french surname `` beaugrand '' .
luis bográn was half-brother and first cousin of future president francisco bográn -lrb- 5 october 1919 - 1 february 1920 -rrb- and first cousin of future president miguel paz barahona -lrb- 1 february 1925 - 1 february 1929 -rrb- .
after successfully completing his secondary school studies in his home town , a young luis bográn pursued a law degree at the university of san carlos in guatemala , and later pursued a career in the military .
bográn reached the rank of general within a few years , after successful military campaigns against salvadoran military adversaries attempting to infiltrate national territory .
he married teresa morejon ferrera in 1878 .
soon after , he became involved in politics , and later became ex-president marco aurelio soto 's protégé .
his two consecutive terms as president were considered to be very prosperous for the nation .
he is known for greatly expanding the educational system by establishing a number of learning institutions around the country , attracting considerable foreign investment -lrb- especially into the agricultural sector -rrb- , improving the infrastructure of the capital city , and encouraging research and investigation of the ancient mayan city of copán .
as a strong supporter of francisco morazán 's ideal , president bográn was a unionist and attempted to bring about , with the help of then guatemalan president justo rufino barrios , the unification of the five central american states .
ultimately , the unionist agenda was defeated as the ultra-conservative power elites in these states successfully thwarted unification attempts .
luis bográn died in guatemala city , guatemala on 9 july 1895 .
