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Vicente Guerrero | |
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 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."[1] | |
| 2nd President of Mexico | |
| In office 1 April – 17 December 1829 | |
| Vice President | Anastasio Bustamante |
| Preceded by | Guadalupe Victoria |
| Succeeded by | José María Bocanegra |
| Minister of War and Navy | |
| In office 8 – 25 December 1828 | |
| President | Guadalupe Victoria |
| Preceded by | José Castro |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Moctezuma |
| Member of the Supreme Executive Power | |
| In office 1 April 1823 – 10 October 1824 | |
| Preceded by | Constitutional Monarchy Agustín I |
| Succeeded by | Federal Republic Guadalupe Victoria |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vicente Ramón Guerrero 10 August 1782 (baptism date) Tixtla, Kingdom of Mexico, Viceroyalty of New Spain |
| Died | 14 February 1831 (aged 48) Cuilapan, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse | María Guadalupe Hernández |
| Children | 2 |
| Profession | Military Officer Politician |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Army of the Three Guarantees.svg){kind=small} Mexico |
| Branch/service | Mexican Army |
| Years of service | 1810–1821 |
| Rank | General Lieutenant colonel Captain |
| Commands | Mexican War of Independence |
| Battles/wars | Battle 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 from 1810-1821 and a statesman who became the nation's second president in 1829. He was one of the leading generals who fought against Spain during the Mexican War of Independence. According to historian Theodore G. Vincent, Vincente Guerrero lived alongside indigenous in Tlaltelulco and had the ability to speak Spanish and the languages of the Indigenous.[2]
During his presidency, he abolished slavery in Mexico.[3] Guerrero was deposed in a rebellion by his Vice-President Anastasio Bustamante.[4]
- ^ "Vicente Guerrero". Mediateca INAH (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Vicente Guerrero Saldaña" (in Spanish). Mediateca INAH. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ^ Green, Stanley C. The Mexican Republic: The First Decade, 1823–1832. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press 1987. p. 119.
- ^ Anna, Timothy E. Forging Mexico, 1821–1835. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press 1998, 242.