José Anastasio Torrens
José Anastasio Torrens (* 1790 ; † 1857 ) was a Mexican ambassador .
Life
As ambassador to Washington, he was told that the US government was interested in buying Texas.
José Anastasio Torrens was ambassador to Simón Bolívar . In the opinion of José Anastasio Torrens, Simon Bolivar was a danger to republican institutions and his government would not deserve recognition from the Mexican government. In this assessment he agreed with the British James Henderson, the British Consul General in Bogotá and with the US envoy of 1929 William Henry Harrison . The three were suspected of colluding with General José María Córdova against Bolivar. The Colombian government demanded that the respective government be recalled immediately.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| José Manuel Zozaya Bermúdez |
Mexican Ambassador to Washington May 3, 1823 to August 31, 1824 |
Pablo Obregón |
| Francisco Molinos del Campo |
Mexican Ambassador to Bogota September 6, 1824 to November 9, 1829 |
Manuel Diez de Bonilla |
Individual evidence
- ^ Gabriel Paquette, Enlightened Reform in Southern Europe and Its Atlantic Colonies, c. 1750-1830
- ^ Henry Montgomery, The life of Major-General William H. Harrison, ninth president of the United
- ↑ http://www.ejournal.unam.mx/ehm/ehm38/EHM000003805.pdf
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from August 16, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Embajadores de México
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Torrens, José Anastasio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican ambassador |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1790 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1857 |