Mariano Paredes | |
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| 15th President of Mexico | |
| In office 31 December 1845 – 28 July 1846 | |
| Vice President | Nicolás Bravo |
| Preceded by | José Joaquín de Herrera |
| Succeeded by | Nicolás Bravo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José Mariano Epifanio Paredes y Arrillaga c. 7 January 1797 Mexico City, Viceroyalty of New Spain |
| Died | 7 September 1849 (aged 52) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Nationality | Mexican Spanish (prior to 1821) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Josefa Cortés |
| Relatives | Pedro Lascuráin Paredes (grandson) |
José Mariano Epifanio Paredes y Arrillaga (c. 7 January 1797 – 7 September 1849) was a Mexican conservative general who served as president of Mexico between December 1845 and July 1846. He assumed office through a coup against the liberal administration led by José Joaquín de Herrera. He was the grandfather of 38th Mexican President Pedro Lascuráin Paredes.[1]
During the Centralist Republic of Mexico he led three successful coups against the Mexican government. In 1842, he led a movement to overthrow the presidency of Anastasio Bustamante over a financial crisis, which led to the drafting of a new constitution known as the Bases Orgánicas, promulgated on 14 June 1843. In 1844, he proclaimed a coup against Antonio López de Santa Anna which was joined by congress in protest against Santa Anna's unconstitutional acts. In 1845, he led a coup against President José Joaquín de Herrera over his intention to recognize Texan independence, where he assumed the presidency.
His administration dealt with the start of the Mexican–American War in April 1846. Before the conflict started, Paredes had expressed interest in establishing a monarchy in Mexico before abandoning the idea to focus on the war. Due to a series of military losses, Paredes faced the prospect of being overthrown and resigned on 28 July 1846. Historian Michael Costeloe described Paredes as "strongly proclerical, he believed that a liberal democracy and federal structure were inappropriate for Mexico in its then state of development, and that the country could be governed only by the army in alliance with the educated and affluent elite."[2]
- ^ "Pedro Lascuráin, El Presidente de México Que Gobernó Por 45 Minutos" (in Spanish). México Desconocido. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ Costeloe, Michael P. "Mariano Paredes y Arrillaga" in Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture. Vol. 4, p. 312. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1996.