José María San Martín
Encyclopedia
Colonel José María San Martín (29 March 1811 – 12 August 1857) was born in Nacaome
, Honduras
to Colonel Joaquín de San Martín
and Joaquina Fugón.
In his childhood, his family moved to Chalatenango
. He began to study philosophy at the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
.
In 1832 he became a deputy in the parliament of the Province of El Salvador
.
In 1834 he joined the army. Later that year his father Joaquín de San Martín y Ulloa, declared the separation of the province of El Salvador in the Central American Confederation invading José Francisco Morazán Quezada of El Salvador and the troops sent by Joaquín de San Martín y Ulloa, at the Jiboa River, June 1834.
The family of San Martín y Ulloa went into exile in Mexico
. After the Central American Confederation in 1840 returned to El Salvador. José María San Martín returned as a lieutenant colonel.
In 1842 he attempted a coup against Francisco Malespín, which failed, José María San Martín was sent to exile in Honduras
.
He returned in 1845 to El Salvador. On 16 May 1846, Eugenio Aguilar, appointed him Minister of Finance and War. These offices were held by San Martín until 19 September 1847. In 1850 he was elected to Parliament from 1851 to 1853. From 30 January to 1 February 1852 he was President of El Salvador.
At the end of 1853, he was elected president for an additional two years.
In April 1854 an earthquake caused severe damage in San Salvador. To which the seat of government moved to Cojutepeque and the founding of Nueva San Salvador, Santa Tecla, El Salvador
ruled today was built as the capital. On 14 February 1855, he decreed the creation of the department of Chalatenango. Isidro Menéndez instructed applicable laws of El Salvador to begin. Compared with the conservative government of José Rafael Carrera Turcios in Guatemala, behaved peacefully. In the cabinet of his successor in office of President, Rafael Campo, José María San Martín in 1856 was minister of war.
1857 brought the Salvadoran troops who had fought against William Walker Filibusteropiraten a cholera epidemic in broke out in El Salvador, José María San Martín y Ulloa tried with his family to escape to his ranch in San Cristobal in Chalatenango
. First his daughters Dolores and Concepcion, died, followed by Jose Maria in anger.
Nacaome
Nacaome is the capital city of the Valle department of Honduras. It is a manufacturing and commercial center located on the Nacaome River.Nacaome is an old city founded when aboriginal Cholulas and Chaparrastiques, tired of fighting each other, thought it best to join together to build new houses...
, Honduras
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
to Colonel Joaquín de San Martín
Joaquín de San Martín
Colonel Joaquín de San Martín y Ulloa was a Salvadoran military officer and politician who was twice chief of state of the State of El Salvador, within the Federal Republic of Central America .Joaquín de San Martín was a lieutenant of dragoons in Yoro...
and Joaquina Fugón.
In his childhood, his family moved to Chalatenango
Chalatenango Department
Chalatenango is a department of El Salvador, located in the northwest of the country. The capital is the city of Chalatenango. The Chalatenango Department encompasses 2,017 km² and contains more than 220,000 inhabitants. Las Matras Archaeological Ruins contains the relics of prehistoric...
. He began to study philosophy at the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
The Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala It is the biggest and oldest university of Guatemala, also it is the fourth founded in the Americas....
.
In 1832 he became a deputy in the parliament of the Province of El Salvador
Federal Republic of Central America
The Federal Republic of Central America, known as the United Provinces of Central America in its first year of creation, was a sovereign state in Central America, which consisted of the territories of the former Captaincy General of Guatemala of New Spain...
.
In 1834 he joined the army. Later that year his father Joaquín de San Martín y Ulloa, declared the separation of the province of El Salvador in the Central American Confederation invading José Francisco Morazán Quezada of El Salvador and the troops sent by Joaquín de San Martín y Ulloa, at the Jiboa River, June 1834.
The family of San Martín y Ulloa went into exile in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. After the Central American Confederation in 1840 returned to El Salvador. José María San Martín returned as a lieutenant colonel.
In 1842 he attempted a coup against Francisco Malespín, which failed, José María San Martín was sent to exile in Honduras
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
.
He returned in 1845 to El Salvador. On 16 May 1846, Eugenio Aguilar, appointed him Minister of Finance and War. These offices were held by San Martín until 19 September 1847. In 1850 he was elected to Parliament from 1851 to 1853. From 30 January to 1 February 1852 he was President of El Salvador.
At the end of 1853, he was elected president for an additional two years.
In April 1854 an earthquake caused severe damage in San Salvador. To which the seat of government moved to Cojutepeque and the founding of Nueva San Salvador, Santa Tecla, El Salvador
Santa Tecla, El Salvador
Santa Tecla is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador. It is the capital of the department of La Libertad.The city was named after Saint Thecla who was a saint of the early Christian Church, and a reported follower of Paul of Tarsus in the 1st century AD...
ruled today was built as the capital. On 14 February 1855, he decreed the creation of the department of Chalatenango. Isidro Menéndez instructed applicable laws of El Salvador to begin. Compared with the conservative government of José Rafael Carrera Turcios in Guatemala, behaved peacefully. In the cabinet of his successor in office of President, Rafael Campo, José María San Martín in 1856 was minister of war.
1857 brought the Salvadoran troops who had fought against William Walker Filibusteropiraten a cholera epidemic in broke out in El Salvador, José María San Martín y Ulloa tried with his family to escape to his ranch in San Cristobal in Chalatenango
Chalatenango Department
Chalatenango is a department of El Salvador, located in the northwest of the country. The capital is the city of Chalatenango. The Chalatenango Department encompasses 2,017 km² and contains more than 220,000 inhabitants. Las Matras Archaeological Ruins contains the relics of prehistoric...
. First his daughters Dolores and Concepcion, died, followed by Jose Maria in anger.