Who was Rafael?

Answer 1

-He was the first ruler of Guatemala in 1839 until his death. Described as a cruel and bloodthirsty. -Carrera brought order into the bloody chaos that Guatemala had been in for decades. Two parties were opposing each other in Central America the Centralists and the Federalists. This had been bitter and bloody after The Federalists abolished the convents and monastic orders, levying contributions on the Church and funded it back into their own government hands. Carrera was opposed his opposition was not from principle or reasoning he clung to the Church. -General Morazán was the leader of the Liberals and captured the city of Guatemala in the same year, putting the Federalist faction in power again. Carrera abandoned the military career for the time. But when, in 1837, the cholera made its appearance in Guatemala which resulted in rise in arms. -After the death of relatives at the hands of unpunished soldiers he gathered followers and began a merciless warfare. After Morazán had recaptured the city of Guatemala in 1839, that leader found him entrapped. In 1840 Carrera was absolute master of Guatemala. He re-established the clergy and the convents. In 1847 Carrera was made President of Guatemala, and seven years later he became dictator.