José María Cornejo Merino y Guevara

José María Cornejo Merino y Guevara (born November 10, 1788 in Ciudad San Vicente , † November 24, 1864 ibid) was twice Supremo Director of the province of El Salvador in the Central American Confederation .

Life

His parents were Jacoba Merino and José María Cornejo. In Guatemala he made on January 14, 1809 a high school diploma in philosophy . He began to study canon law and then one in civil law, which he did not complete despite his sophisticated culture (financial background). He was married to Nicolasa de Lezaca.

Political life

José María Cornejo Merino y Guevara was a member of the Partido Conservador . He was in Guatemala when the annexation of the Central American Union with the Mexican Empire was announced by Agustín de Itúrbide . He opposed this annexation and was therefore imprisoned. When he was released in June 1822, he returned to El Salvador. He was a member of the Central American Parliament in 1826, 1827 and 1828 and gained notoriety. He was Alcalde of San Vicente and Regidor Perpetuo (civil servant). When the Cabildos de Españoles of El Salvador elected the office of Supremo Director of the Province of El Salvador, he won this and took this office on January 30, 1829.

Second term

From December 4, 1830 to March 29, 1832 he was also Supremo Director of the Province of El Salvador. In December 1831, the President of the Central American Confederation José Francisco Morazán Quezada moved the seat of government of the Confederation from Guatemala City to San Salvador , since San Salvador was a stronghold of the Partido Liberal . José María Cornejo Merino y Guevara was an opponent of this confederation dominated by Morazán and his Partido Liberal . Morazán was forced to leave San Salvador on January 6, 1832 and went to Honduras, where he had ordered auxiliary troops from the province of Nicaragua to invade the province of El Salvador.

In 1831, 1832 Manuel José Arce y Fagoaga from Soconusco ( Chiapas ) tried to overthrow Morazán. In 1832, José María Cornejo Merino y Guevara declared the separation of El Salvador from the Confederation. On March 17, 1832, the Cabildos de Españoles of the Department Chalatenango turned against José María Cornejo Merino y Guevara and for the government of the Confederation, similarly did the Cabildo de Españoles of Metapán. On February 28, 1832, Morazán had San Miguel attacked by his Nicaraguan auxiliaries. On March 14, 1832, at the Battle of Jocoro, the Morazán troops defeated José María Cornejo Merino y Guevara's troops. José María Cornejo Merino y Guevara was captured and Morazán made himself Supremo Director of the province of El Salvador. Morazán called elections for a constituent assembly, which Mariano Prado Baca elected as Supremo Director of the province of El Salvador. Mariano Prado Baca appointed Joaquín de San Martín y Ulloa as his deputy.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Es : Metapán

predecessor	Office	successor
Mariano Prado Baca José Damian Villacorta	Heads of State of the Province of El Salvador January 30, 1829-16. February 1830 December 4, 1830–29. March 1832	José Damian Villacorta José Francisco Morazán Quezada