Terencio Sierra

{{Short description|President of Honduras (1839–1907)}}

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{{family name hatnote|Sierra|Romero|lang=Spanish}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Terencio Esteban Sierra Romero

| image = Terencio Sierra photo.JPG

| caption = Photograph of Terencio Sierra

| order = President of Honduras

| term_start = 1 February 1899

| term_end = 1 February 1903

| vicepresident = José María Reina

| predecessor = Policarpo Bonilla

| successor = Juan Ángel Arias Boquín

| birth_date = {{birth year|16 November 1839}}

| birth_place = Comayagua

| death_date = {{death year|25 October 1907}} (aged 67)

| party = Liberal Party of Honduras

| spouse =

| religion =

}}

Terencio Esteban Sierra Romero (16 November 1839 – 25 October 1907) was President of Honduras between 1 February 1899 and 1 February 1903.

Sierra was born in Coray, Valle, Honduras. After studying in Comayagua, he became a typographist in El Salvador before travelling through Central and South America as an accountant in the shipping industry. He was a democratically elected president and his vice-president was General Jose Maria Reina Bustillo, co-founder of the Liberal Party.Bardales B., Rafael, Manuel Bonilla. Imagen de un líder, Manuel Bonilla. Número 21 de Colección Letras hondureñas. Editorial Universitaria, 1985Mejía, Medardo. Historia de Honduras. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, Editorial Universitaria, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 1983.

File:Terencio Sierra.jpg

Sierra's attempt to stay in office after the 1902 elections resulted in his overthrow by General Manuel Bonilla and exile to Nicaragua. He died there in 1907.