José Mariano Salas ( Spanish: José Mariano Salas ; May 11, 1797 - December 24, 1867 ) - Mexican politician and military leader, who twice served as interim president of Mexico . He entered the triumvirate ( Spanish: Junta Superior de Gobierno ), who invited Maximilian of Habsburg to the throne, and served as regent of the Second Mexican Empire .
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| Predecessor | Mariano Paredes y Arrilaga | |||
| Successor | Valentin Gomez Farias | |||
| Birth | May 11, 1797 | |||
| Death | December 24, 1867 (70 years old) | |||
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Biography
Jose Mariano was born in Mexico City on May 11, 1797. In 1813, he joined the royal army as a cadet. He began his service with the fight against the rebels . José Mariano escorted Santa Anna during the capture of Jalapa , the capital of Veracruz . In 1821, he joined the Iguala plan , proclaiming the independence of Mexico.
For service, Emperor Agustin de Iturbide promoted him to the rank of captain. In 1827, José Mariano defended the government of President Guadalupe Victoria during the Montano uprising. He fought in Tampico against the Spanish intervention of Isidro Barradas in 1829 . In 1832 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel. He commanded one of the columns during the assault on the Alamo and participated in the events in Lano Perdido. He covered the withdrawal of Mexican troops in Matamoros .
On August 4, 1846, in the Citadel of Mexico City, Salas rebelled against General Mariano Paredes, who temporarily left the presidency for Nicolas Bravo , as he himself went to fight the rebels in Guadalajara. Salas announced the restoration of the federalist regime as opposed to the centralists of Paredes.
Salas temporarily served as president from August 5 to December 23, 1846 . He restored the federalist constitution of 1824 and convened a new congress . He tried to strengthen the army and raise funds for a war with the United States . Salas came up with a number of initiatives, such as the founding of a national library or the installation of new street lighting, but in wartime it was not up to them. In December, he transferred power to Santa Anna.
In 1847, Salas was promoted to major general. As the second commander of the Northern Army ( Spanish: Ejército del Norte ), he fought with the Americans during the US intervention . August 20, 1847 during the battle of Padierna was captured. After signing the peace treaty, he was appointed commander in chief and governor of Queretaro .
The second time Salas served as president during the War of Reform - from January 21 to February 2, 1859, until the representative of the conservatives Miguel Miramon arrived in the capital.
As commander of the garrison of Mexico City, on July 18, 1863, Salas was named one of the three regents before the arrival of Emperor Maximilian I.
He died on December 24, 1867 in the village of Guadalupe Hidalgo (now the district of Mexico City).
Bibliography
- (Spanish) Salas, José Mariano // Enciclopedia de México , v. 12. Mexico City, 1996, ISBN 1-56409-016-7 .
- (Spanish) García Puron, Manuel, México y sus gobernantes , v. 2. Mexico City: Joaquín Porrua, 1984.
- (Spanish) Orozco Linares, Fernando, Gobernantes de México . Mexico City: Panorama Editorial, 1985, ISBN 968-38-0260-5 .