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José Valentín Raimundo Canalizo Bocadillob. 19 Aug 1794, Monterrey, Nuevo León |
| Title: | Presidente Interino de la República Mexicana (Interim President of the Mexican Republic) |
| Term: | 4 Oct 1843 - 10 Jan 1844 |
| Chronology: | 2 Oct 1843, appointed by decree of Presidente Provisional de la República for the period ending 1 Feb 1844 (#2683) |
| 4 Oct 1843, oath of office taken, session of Consejo de Representantes, Tacubaya [1, vol. I, p. 262 a] | |
| 10 Jan 1844, | |
| Title: | Presidente Interino [Constitucional] de la República Mexicana (Interim [Constitutional] President of the Mexican Republic) |
| Term: | 1 Feb 1844 - 4 Jun 1844 |
| Chronology: | 27 Jan 1844, elected by the Senate [2, 30 Ene. 1844, No. 3143] (Presidente de la República announced his illness in a note to the Senate on 26 Jan 1844 [2, 29 Ene. 1844, No. 3142]) |
| 1 Feb 1844, oath of office taken, joint session of the Congress [1, vol. I, p. 267] | |
| 4 Jun 1844, term of office expired with assumption of the office by Presidente de la República | |
| Term: | 21 Sep 1844 - 6 Dec 1844 |
| Chronology: | 7 Sep 1844, elected by the Senate [2, 11 Sept. 1844, No. 3367; 3, #2781] |
| 21 Sep 1844, took the oath of office at the session of the Congress [1, vol. I, p. 281] | |
| 6 Dec 1844, prevented from exercising the functions of president as a result of military revolt |
| Biography: | |
Joined an infantry regiment of Celaya (1811); participated in the war of independence; became a close associate of Antonio López de Santa Anna; commander and military governor of Oaxaca; governor of Cuernavaca; governor of the State of México; chaired a military council convened at the convention of Santo Domingo, Oaxaca, to judge General Vicente Guerrero; supported Plan de Casa Mata (1832); revolted (1833) against Valentín Gómez Farías to protect the interests of Santa Anna; promoted to division general (1841); on a number of occasions, Santa Anna took leave of absence, leaving Canalizo as acting president (1843-1844); as acting president suspended the sessions of the Congress (decree of 29 Nov 1844, promulgated 2 Dec 1844); faced a rebellion supported by the legislators; dismissed by resolution of the Congress on 13 Dec 1844; retired from political activities. |
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| Sources and notes: | |
| [1] | "Los presidentes de México ante la nación: informes, manifestos y documentos de 1821 a 1966", ed. by XLVI Legislatura de la Camara de Diputados (México: Imprenta de la Camara de Diputados, 1966). |
| [2] | "Diario del Gobierno de la República Mexicana" |
| [3] | LM |
| Image: Charlotte and Maximilian Exhibit (web site). | |
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