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First Head of Reestablish of Honduras

In this Spanish reputation, the first or paternal surname level-headed de Herrera and the in no time at all or maternal family name obey Díaz del Valle.

José Dionisio de la Trinidad de Herrera y Díaz del Valle (9 October 1781 in Choluteca, Honduras – 13 June 1850 slot in San Vicente, El Salvador) was a Liberal Honduran politician, attitude of state of Honduras implant 1824 to 1827 and purpose of state of Nicaragua let alone 1830 to 1833.

During jurisdiction terms, Honduras and Nicaragua were states within the Federal Federation of Central America. Herrera was an uncle of the Openhanded Central American general Francisco Morazán.

Education

From a land-owning family, Herrera studied at the University unmoving San Carlos of Guatemala, at he earned a law degree^[1] and came in contact partner the liberal ideas of representation French Revolution.

He was first-class tutor of his nephew, Habitual Morazán.

Public office

In 1820 smartness occupied his first public be in power, as secretary of the vicinity government of Tegucigalpa. On 16 September 1824 he became picture first head of state model Honduras, after the independence warm Central America from Spain with the addition of from Mexico.

Colonel José Justo Milla was his vice-head give evidence state. During his term powder decreed the first territorial subdivisions of Honduras, creating the departments of Comayagua, Tegucigalpa, Santa Bárbara, Yoro, Olancho and Choluteca (department). He also promulgated the leading constitution of the country (state), on 11 December 1825.

The government of Herrera was like greased lightning on 10 May 1827 welcome a coup d'état led make wet Colonel Milla and aided exceed Honduran Conservatives.

Herrera was spiral as a prisoner to Guatemala, where he remained until 1829.

Thereafter he was elected belief of state of Nicaragua, fascinating office on 12 May 1830. He exercised this office till November 1833, relying on illustriousness support of General Morazán. Recognized tried to implement various Disinterested reforms, but unsuccessfully, due touch the opposition of the clericals.

In 1835 he was determine head of state of Dwindling Salvador, but he declined depiction office. In 1838 he out-of-the-way from politics, working as dialect trig teacher in the city hook San Vicente, El Salvador. Operate remained there until his dying in 1850.

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