Salvador Jovellanos

Salvador Jovellanos
5th President of Paraguay
In office December 18, 1871 – November 25, 1874
Vice President	Vacant
Preceded by	Cirilo Antonio Rivarola
Succeeded by	Juan Bautista Gill
2nd Vice President of Paraguay
In office 9 December 1871 – 18 December 1871
President	Cirilo Antonio Rivarola
Preceded by	Cayo Miltos
Succeeded by	Higinio Uriarte (1874)
Personal details
Born	(1833-12-31)December 31, 1833 Asunción, Paraguay
Died	February 11, 1881(1881-02-11) (aged 47) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Political party	Colorado
Spouse	Ercilia Bogado
Parents	Bernardo Gumersindo Jovellanos Viaña (father) Manuela Francisca Guanes Gonzalez de los Rios (mother)

Salvador Silvestre del Rosario Jovellanos Guanes (December 31, 1833 – February 11, 1881) was a Paraguayan politician. He served as Vice President in 1871,^[1] and President from December 18, 1871 – November 25, 1874. His main concern as president was Paraguay's slow recovery from Paraguay's defeat in Paraguayan War with Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. He died in Buenos Aires on February 11, 1881.

He was born in Asunción on December 31, 1833. He was very young when his family left the country during the regime of Carlos Antonio López to settle in Buenos Aires, where he formed his own family.