Tomás Regalado

Tomás Herculano de Jesús Regalado Romero was a Salvadoran military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of El Salvador from 14 November 1898 to 1 March 1903. He gained power by deposing General Rafael Antonio Gutiérrez whom Regalado had previously helped achieve control of the country by taking part in the Revolution of the 44 four years earlier. Regalado was elected to a four-year term in 1899. He promoted the construction of railways, declared an amnesty for political exiles, and began the construction of the Santa Ana Theater.