Rómulo Díaz de la Vega
Rómulo Díaz de la Vega | |
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| 23rd President of Mexico | |
| In office 12 September 1855 – 3 October 1855 | |
| Preceded by | Martín Carrera |
| Succeeded by | Juan Álvarez |
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| Born | 23 May 1800 |
| Died | 3 October 1877 (aged 77) Puebla, Mexico |
| Party | Conservative |
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José María Rómulo Díaz de la Vega Fuentes (23 May 1800 — 3 October 1877) was a Mexican military officer and politician. As commander of the garrison in Mexico City, he was the de facto president of Mexico in 1855, after the resignation of President Martin Carrera during the revolutionary Plan of Ayutla left a power vacuum.[1]
Biography
In 1821, he joined the Plan of Iguala. He fought in the Texas War of Independence and for that he was appointed lieutenant. He fought in 1838 against the French invasion during the Pastry War. He also fought in the Mexican-American War and he was captured at the Battle of Resaca de la Palma on May 9, 1846.[1][2]
When Martín Carrera left the presidency of the Republic in 1855, Díaz de la Vega, supported by the leaders of the military garrison, assumed the duties of President until the revolutionary leader Juan Alvarez arrived at Mexico City to assume the presidency.[3] His government lasted 22 days, from 12 September to 3 October 1855.
After his presidency, Díaz de la Vega was a member of the Assembly of Notables who invited Maximilian of Habsburg to be emperor in 1863. After the triumph of the Republic, he was sentenced to two years imprisonment, but the penalty was switched to confinement in Puebla, where he died in October 1877, aged 77.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Rómulo Díaz de la Vega". PRESIDENCIA DE LA REPÚBLICA, MÉXICO. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
- ^ Guns Along the Rio Grande: Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma, CMH Pub 73-2, Center of Military History
- ^ "El general Rómulo Díaz de la Vega asume de facto la presidencia de la República". Memoria Política de México. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
