Antonio José Cañas Quintanilla
Antonio José Cañas Quintanilla (born October 26, 1785 in San Vicente , El Salvador ; † February 24, 1844 at the Hacienda Jocomontique, El Salvador) was Supremo Director of the Province of El Salvador in the Central American from May 23, 1839 to July 13, 1839 Republic and from January 7, 1841 to February 1, 1842 Supremo Director of El Salvador.
Life
Colonel Antonio José Cañas was a politician, lawyer, and Salvadoran military . His family were latifundists. He was a relative of José Simeón Cañas y Villacorta . He studied at the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala , where he received a doctorate in civil law.
In 1822, as a member of the Central American Republic, he opposed the annexation by the Mexican Empire under Agustín de Itúrbide . When El Salvador was occupied by troops under Vicente Filisola in 1823 , Antonio José Cañas Quintanilla was deputy to General Manuel José Arce in command, who led the resistance of the Salvadoran troops. In July 1823 he was elected member of the Constituent Assembly of the Provincias Unidas del Centro de América , where he acted as speaker. In February 1824, after a legislative period, he was elected by parliament as an authorized representative in the USA. In December 1825 he negotiated a mutual friendship treaty between the United States and the Provincias Unidas del Centro de América .
In 1826 he returned to El Salvador. From 1826 to 1829 he was government minister in Pedro Arce's cabinet. From 1830 to 1832 he was a member of the Central American Parliament. He supported the José María Cornejo from the Partido Conservador against Francisco Morazán from the Partido Liberal. When the Partido Conservador was defeated after an attempted insurrection, Cañas was imprisoned in Guatemala and then went into exile in Mexico until 1836. In May 1838 he was appointed Minister General by Timoteo Menéndez. He extended his area of responsibility to the finance and war ministries. On May 23, 1839 he was appointed head of state as a councilor.
On July 11, 1839, he handed over the office of head of state to Francisco Morazán. From April 7th to September 20th, 1840 he was a State Councilor, head of state in this position he was replaced by Norberto Ramírez Áreas . In 1842 he became a deputy, war and finance minister in the cabinet of José Escolástico Marín. In 1843 the representative of El Salvador was at the Chinandega Conference.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jocomontique (Latitude: 13 ° 40 '0 N, Longitude: 88 ° 30' 0 W)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Timoteo Menendez |
Heads of State of the Province of El Salvador January 6, 1838–23. May 1839 |
José Francisco Morazán Quezada |
| Juan Nepomuceno Fernández Lindo y Zelaya |
President of El Salvador January 7, January 7, 1841 to February 1, 1842 |
Pedro Arce |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cañas Quintanilla, Antonio José |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cañas, Antonio José |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | President of El Salvador |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 26, 1785 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Vicente , El Salvador |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 24, 1844 |
| Place of death | at the Hacienda Jocomontique, El Salvador |