Vicente Guerrero

Vicente Guerrero
A half-length, posthumous portrait by Anacleto Escutia (1850), Museo Nacional de Historia. An inscription on the reverse side of the painting claims it is a "copy of an original which belongs to the Excellent Ayuntamiento of Mexico." [es][1]
2nd President of Mexico
In office
1 April – 17 December 1829
Vice PresidentAnastasio Bustamante
Preceded byGuadalupe Victoria
Succeeded byJosé María Bocanegra
Minister of War and Navy
In office
8 – 25 December 1828
PresidentGuadalupe Victoria
Preceded byJosé Castro
Succeeded byFrancisco Moctezuma
Member of the Supreme Executive Power
In office
1 April 1823 – 10 October 1824
Preceded byConstitutional Monarchy
Agustín I
Succeeded byFederal Republic
Guadalupe Victoria
Personal details
Born
Vicente Ramón Guerrero

(1782-08-10)10 August 1782 (baptism date)
Tixtla, Kingdom of Mexico, Viceroyalty of New Spain
Died14 February 1831(1831-02-14) (aged 48)
Cuilapan, Oaxaca, Mexico
Cause of deathExecution by firing squad
Political partyLiberal Party
SpouseMaría Guadalupe Hernández
Children2
ProfessionMilitary Officer
Politician
SignatureCursive signature in ink
Military service
Allegiance Army of the Three Guarantees
Mexico
Branch/serviceMexican Army
Years of service1810–1821
RankGeneral
Lieutenant colonel
Captain
CommandsMexican War of Independence
Battles/warsBattle of El Veladero
Siege of Cuautla
Battle of Izúcar
Siege of Huajuapan de León
Battle of Zitlala
Capture of Oaxaca
Siege of Acapulco

Vicente Ramón Guerrero Saldaña[2] (Spanish: [biˈsente raˈmoŋ ɡeˈreɾo]; baptized 10 August 1782 – 14 February 1831) was a Mexican military officer and statesman who became the nation's second president. He was one of the leading generals who fought against Spain during the Mexican War of Independence.

During his presidency, he abolished slavery in Mexico.[3] Guerrero was deposed in a rebellion by his Vice-President Anastasio Bustamante.[4]

  1. ^ "Vicente Guerrero". Mediateca INAH (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Vicente Guerrero Saldaña" (in Spanish). Mediateca INAH. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  3. ^ Green, Stanley C. The Mexican Republic: The First Decade, 1823–1832. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press 1987. p. 119.
  4. ^ Anna, Timothy E. Forging Mexico, 1821–1835. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press 1998, 242.