List of heads of state of the Federal Republic of Central America

This is a list of heads of state of the Federal Republic of Central America from its founding in 1821/1823 until its dissolution in 1840.

President of the Federal Republic of Central America
Presidente de la República Federal de Centro América
Coat of arms of the Federal Republic of Central America
Longest serving
Francisco Morazán

16 September 1830 – 16 September 1834
14 February 1835 – 1 February 1839
StyleHis Excellency
AppointerElectoral college
Term length4 years
PrecursorCaptain General of Guatemala
FormationApril 1825
First holderManuel José Arce
Final holderDiego Vigil y Cocaña (interim)
Abolished31 March 1840
Superseded byPresident of Costa Rica
President of El Salvador
President of Guatemala
President of Honduras
President of Nicaragua

Heads of state

Superior Political Chiefs

NoPortraitHead of StateTerm of officeParty
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Gabino Gaínza15 September 18215 January 1822112 daysIndependent
Part of the First Mexican Empire (5 January 1822 – 1 July 1823)
2 José Matías Delgado1 July 182310 July 18239 daysIndependent

First Triumvirate

NoPortraitHead of StateTerm of officeParty
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Pedro Molina Mazariegos10 July 18234 October 182386 daysLiberal
2 Antonio Rivera CabezasLiberal
3 Juan Vicente Villacorta DíazIndependent

Second Triumvirate

NoPortraitHead of StateTerm of officeParty
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Tomas O'Horan4 October 182329 April 18251 year and 207 daysIndependent
2 José Santiago Milla Pineda Arriaga4 October 18235 February 1824124 daysIndependent
3 Juan Vicente Villacorta Díaz6 October 182315 March 1824161 daysLiberal
4 José Cecilio del Valle5 February 182429 April 18251 year and 83 daysConservative
5 Manuel José Arce15 March 182420 October 1824219 daysLiberal
6 José Manuel de la Cerda y Aguilar20 October 182429 April 1825191 daysIndependent

Presidents

Political parties

  Conservative
  Liberal

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
ElectedTerm of officePolitical affiliationRef.
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
José Cecilio del Valle
José Cecilio del Valle
(1780–1834)
1825Election nullified by the Federal CongressConservative[1]
1
Manuel José Arce
Manuel José Arce
(1787–1847)
182529 April 182514 February 18282 years and 291 daysLiberal[2]
Mariano Beltranena y Llano
Mariano Beltranena y Llano
(1781–1866)
Interim President
14 February 182813 April 18291 year and 58 daysConservative[3]
Francisco Morazán
Francisco Morazán
(1792–1842)
De Facto President
13 April 182925 June 182973 daysLiberal[4]
José Francisco Barrundia
José Francisco Barrundia
(1787–1854)
Interim President
25 June 182916 September 18301 year and 81 daysLiberal
2
Francisco Morazán
Francisco Morazán
(1792–1842)
183016 September 183016 September 18344 years and 0 daysLiberal
José Cecilio del Valle
José Cecilio del Valle
(1780–1834)
1833Died in 1834 before assuming officeConservative
José Gregorio Salazar
José Gregorio Salazar
(1773–1838)
Interim President
16 September 183414 February 1835151 daysLiberal
2
Francisco Morazán
Francisco Morazán
(1792–1842)
183514 February 18351 February 18393 years and 352 daysLiberal
Diego Vigil y Cocaña
Diego Vigil y Cocaña
(1799–1845)
Interim President
1 February 183931 March 18401 year and 59 daysLiberal

See also

References

Citations

Bibliography

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  • Ulloa, Félix (25 April 2014). "Dos Siglos de Elecciones en Centroamérica" [Two Centuries of Elections in Central America] (PDF). Electoral Right Magazine (in Spanish) (18). San Salvador, El Salvador: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung: 164–231. ISSN 1659-2069. OCLC 933528636. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2024.