Baltasár Escarcega
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Baltasár Escarcega | |
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 1st President of Carloso | |
| In office 25 July 1826 – 14 August 1839 | |
| Monarch | Cárlos I |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Baltasár Renato Escarcega 1 October 1791 Mostociras, Carloso |
| Died | 22 July 1882 (aged 90) Madrigal, Carlosian Empire |
| Nationality | Carlosian |
| Political party | Independent |
| Children | 8 |
Baltasár Renato Escarcega (1 October 1791 – 22 July 1882) was a Carlosian statesman and military commander who served as the first President of the Imperial Council of the Carlosian Empire, and therefore overall as the first President of Carloso. Born in Mostociras, Zararcia, then part of the much reduced Carlosian Directorate, Escarcega began his military service at a young age, following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather. After being deployed to Vosa, Cadena Islands, he became a confidante of Cárlos Mostodra, joining him in his 1823 voyage to Amarda. Upon assuming control of the Directorate, Mostodra made Escarcega his deputy and tasked him with building an army for the future liberation of British-occupied Carloso. Participating in several pitched battles throughout the Glorious War, Escarcega aided Mostodra when he took Madrigal. Upon the pronouncement of the Carlosian Empire on 25 July 1826, the newly proclaimed Emperor Cárlos I appointed Escarcega as President of the Imperial Council, becoming head of government and leader of the first modern Carlosian cabinet.
Escarcega was also the first of Carloso's nine Presidents to be appointed by the Emperor, a process which came to an end with the 1860 Compromise, which saw the establishment of the Imperial Assembly of Carloso, now known as the National Assembly, and the beginnings of the modern Carlosian democratic state, enfranchising all male heads of households. Serving for over 13 years until his resignation on 14 August 1839, his tenure was the longest of Carloso's imperial Presidents, and the second-longest overall. He remained an influential figure following the end of his tenure, and is credited with reigning in the absolutist tendencies of Cárlos I, and therefore laying the foundations for the modern Carlosian democratic state. President Cárlos Tobón overtook Escarcega as Carloso's longest serving President on 2 March 2024.