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José Justo Corro b. 1794/Mar 1800, Guadalajara, Jalisco |
| Title: | Presidente Interino de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos (Interim President of the Mexican United States) |
| Term: | 27 Feb 1836 - 1 Jan 1837 |
| Chronology: | 27 Feb 1836, elected by the Chamber of Deputies of the Congress |
| 27 Feb 1836, oath of office taken, joint session of the Congress, Mexico City [1, vol. I, p. 776] | |
| Title: | Presidente Interino de la República Mexicana (Interim President of the Mexican Republic) |
| Term: | 1 Jan 1837 - 19 Apr 1837 |
| 1 Jan 1837, style changed to Presidente Interino de la República Mexicana following the enactment of a new Constitution of 1837 (Siete Leyes) | |
| 19 Apr 1837, Constitutional President assumed the office |
| Biography: | |
As interim president Miguel Barragán contracted typhus and became unable to perform presidential duties, the Congress named the minister of justice José Justo Corro as interim president to serve during Barragán's illness and to succeed him if he dies. After Barragán died on 1 Mar 1836, Corro continued in the office as interim president until he was replaced by the Constitutional President Anastasio Bustamante on 19 Apr 1837. During his presidency, the new constitution (Siete Leyes) replaced the federal Constitution of 1824 and went into effect on 1 Jan 1837. The states were transformed into military districts and the presidential term was extended from four to eight years. |
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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). |
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