Juan Nepomuceno Alvarez Hurtado ( Spanish. Juan Nepomuceno Álvarez Hurtado ; 1790–1867) - Mexican military and political figure, interim president of Mexico in 1855.
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| Successor | Ignacio Comonfort | ||||||
| Birth | 1790 | ||||||
| Death | 1867 | ||||||
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- This person has a spanish surname; here Alvarez is the surname of the father, and Hurtado is the surname of the mother.
He was an active member of the liberal party. Participated in the war of independence , took part in repelling the French intervention in 1838 , as well as the attacks of the US armed forces in 1847. He joined the conspiracy to overthrow the president, General Santa Anna . He was appointed commander-in-chief of the opposition army. Initially, he was defeated by government forces (April 1854), after which partisan actions began.
October 4, 1855 elected interim president of the country. Represented the left wing of the liberals - "puros" (extreme). Their goal was economic development, a fair distribution of land and wealth, the secularization of property, the elimination of the privileges of the church and army. During his stay in power, decisions were made to eliminate the traditional privileges of the Catholic Church and high-ranking army officials, and the Constitutional Congress was convened. In November 1855, the conservatives dissatisfied with the law and part of the liberals' right wing, moderados (moderates), carried out a coup, and Alvarez was forced to resign on December 11, 1855, although power remained in the hands of his associates.