List of heads of state of the Nicaragua Province
Even if today's Nicaragua was already an administrative unit at the time of Central America's independence from Spain in 1821 as Intendencia de León , in the first years of independence competing government juntas ruled in León and Granada and from July and August 1824 also in Managua and El Viejo . It was only under pressure from the Central American Confederation , which installed the first two heads of state, that a central provincial government was set up. In the period that followed, however, there were more “counter-governments”.
By resolution of April 30, 1838, Nicaragua declared its exit from the Central American Confederation and thus became an independent state. This was formally manifested with the adoption of the new constitution on May 2, 1838.
| Surname | Life dates | Term of office |
|---|---|---|
| José Justo Milla Pineda Arriaga | 1794-1838 | February 11, 1824 - May 4, 1824 |
| Manuel Arzú | October 10, 1824 - April 22, 1825 | |
| Manuel Antonio de la Cerda y Aguilar | 1780-1828 | April 22, 1825-22. April 1826 |
| Juan Argüello del Castillo y Guzmán | 1778-1830 | April 22, 1826-14. September 1827 |
| Pedro Oviedo de Chinandega | 1792-1842 | September 14, 1827 – December 1827 |
| Juntas in Granada and León | December 1827 - August 5, 1828 | |
| Juan Argüello del Castillo y Guzmán | so | August 5, 1828 - April 1829 |
| Nicolás Espinoza | April 1829 - May 12, 1830 | |
| José Dionisio de la Trinidad de Herrera y Díaz del Valle | 1781-1850 | May 12, 1830 - November 1833 |
| Benito Rosales | November 1833 - March 10, 1834 | |
| José Núñez | March 10, 1834 - April 23, 1835 | |
| José Zepeda | ? -1837 | April 23, 1835 - January 25, 1837 |
| José Núñez | so | January 25, 1837 - January 12, 1838 |
| Francisco Jiménez Rubio | January 12, 1838 - March 13, 1838 | |
| José Núñez | so | March 13, 1838 - April 30, 1838 |