the sucre. This law, advised by the Triffin Mission of the International Monetary Fund, responded to the conditions of the post-war economy. The task of combating cannibalism was put to the test in the presidential campaign that the Government prepared carefully. The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), autonomous with respect to the Ministry of Government, could already operate. The TSE worked well. Personal life On 30 December 1915 he married Laura Monroy Garaycoa, 1 a young woman ten years younger than him and who was a great-granddaughter of the independence hero Lorenzo de Garaycoa. 2 The couple have a long progeny, with seven children namely: 2 3 María Laura Arosemena Monroy. Married to Carlos Gangotena and Fernández Salvador, with offspring. Leticia Arosemena Monroy. Married to Guillermo José Arosemena Coronel, with offspring. María de Jesús Arosemena Monroy. Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy . Married to Gladys Peet Landin, with offspring. Eduardo Arosemena Monroy. Married to Genoveva Gómez Lince, with offspring. Gustavo Arosemena Monroy. Beatriz Graciela Arosemena Monroy. Married to Juan José Orrantia González, with offspring. His son Carlos Julio also became president of the Republic. While one of his nephews, Otto Arosemena Gómez, held the same position years later he married. External links President's History Ecuador. worldstatesmen.org 1888 births 1952 deaths People from Guayaquil Ecuadorian people of Basque descent Ecuadorian people of Spanish descent Ecuadorian Roman Catholics Presidents of Ecuador