Luis Alonso Barahona

Brigadier General Luis Alonso Barahona
Minister of War and the Navy
In office 3 March 1915 – 20 October 1915
President	Carlos Meléndez Alfonso Quiñónez Molina
Preceded by	Francisco Martínez Suárez
Succeeded by	Enrique Córdova
Governor of Cortés
In office 9 August 1900 – 1 July 1902
President	Terencio Sierra
Preceded by	Pilar M. Martínez
Succeeded by	Miguel Nuila
Deputy of the Greater Republic of Central America from El Salvador
In office 27 August 1898 – 29 November 1898
Personal details
Born	1867
Died	20 October 1915(1915-10-20) (aged 47–48) El Salvador
Nationality	Salvadoran
Occupation	Military officer, politician, diplomat
Military service
Rank	Brigadier General
Battles/wars	Revolution of the 44 War of 1907

Luis Alonso Barahona (1867 – 20 October 1915), sometimes spelt Baraona, was a Salvadoran military officer, politician, and diplomat who served as the minister of war and the navy in 1915. He also served as the governor of the Honduran department of Cortés from 1900 to 1902 and as a deputy to the legislature of the Greater Republic of Central America in 1898. Barahona stood as a presidential candidate in El Salvador in both 1907 and 1911, however, he lost both elections to Fernando Figueroa and Manuel Enrique Araujo, respectively.