Guatemala: Heads of State: 1824-1847

Jefe Interino del Estado
17 Sep 1824 - 12 Oct 1824	Alejandro Díaz Cabeza de Vaca full name: Alejandro Enríquez Díaz Cabeza de Vaca y Palacios
Jefe del Estado de Guatemala
12 Oct 1824 - 6 Sep 1826	Juan Barrundia [1] full name: Juan Nepomuceno Barrundia Cepeda
Segundo Jefe del Estado de Guatemala, encargado del Poder Ejecutivo
6 Sep 1826 - 13 Oct 1826	Cirilo Flores full name: José Cirilo Flores Estrada
13 Oct 1826 - 2 Jan 1827	office vacant [2]
Jefe Provisional del Estado de Guatemala
2 Jan 1827 - 1 Mar 1827	José Domingo Estrada
Jefe del Estado de Guatemala
1 Mar 1827 - 13 Apr 1829	Mariano de Aycinena y Piñol
Jefe Constitucional del Estado en el ejercicio de su autoridad restablecida bajo la protección del ejército aliado [3]
11 Feb 1829 - 30 Apr 1829	Mariano Zenteno [4]
Jefe Supremo del Estado de Guatemala
30 Apr 1829 - 23 Aug 1829	Juan Barrundia
23 Aug 1829 - 9 Mar 1830	Pedro Molina [5][6][7] full name: Pedro José Antonio Molina Mazariegos
Vice Jefe Supremo del Estado, encargado del Poder Ejecutivo [8]
9 Mar 1830 - 10 Feb 1831	Antonio Rivera [7] full name (baptized on 19 Feb 1784): Joseph Antonio (mother's family name was recorded as "del Castillo", in full: Cabezas del Castillo)
10 Feb 1831 - 18 Aug 1831	José Gregorio Márquez
Consejero Presidente encargado del Poder Ejecutivo
18 Aug 1831 - 28 Aug 1831	Francisco Javier Flores
Jefe Supremo del Estado de Guatemala
28 Aug 1831 - 6 Mar 1838	Mariano Gálvez full name: José Mariano Felipe Gálvez (Goyena y Gálvez)
Segundo Jefe del Estado de Guatemala, encargado del Poder Ejecutivo
6 Mar 1838 - 25 Jul 1838	Pedro Valenzuela full name: Pedro José Ignacio de Santa Marta Valenzuela y Jáuregui
Presidente del Consejo, encargado del Poder Ejecutivo del Estado de Guatemala
25 Jul 1838 - 30 Jan 1839	Mariano Rivera Paz full name (baptized on 26 Sep 1803): José Mariano de Las Mercedes Rivera de Paz
Jefe Provisorio del Estado de Guatemala
30 Jan 1839 - 13 Apr 1839	Carlos Salazar Castro [9]
Consejero Jefe del Estado de Guatemala
13 Apr 1839 - 1 Jun 1839	Mariano Rivera Paz
Jefe Interino del Estado
1 Jun 1839 - 3 Dec 1839	Mariano Rivera Paz
Presidente del Estado de Guatemala
3 Dec 1839 - 25 Feb 1842	Mariano Rivera Paz [10]
25 Feb 1842 - 14 May 1842	Venancio López full name: José Venancio López Requena
14 May 1842 - 14 Dec 1844	Mariano Rivera Paz
14 Dec 1844 - 21 Mar 1847	Rafael Carrera full name: José Rafael Carrera Turcios

Barrundia was imprisoned on charges of treason brought by President of the Central American Federation Manuel José Arce and was subsequently remanded to the custody of the Legislative Assembly of Guatemala for the initiation of impeachment proceedings. Perceiving the actions of the federal authorities as a threat, the Assembly left Guatemala City, relocated to San Martín, and requested that Barrundia reassume the functions of office; he refused.
After the assassination of Flores on 13 Oct 1826 in Quetzaltenango, the goverment of the State of Guatemala ceased to function.
In full: Jefe constitucional del Estado en el ejercicio de su autoridad restablecida bajo la protección del ejército aliado, usando de las facultades con que le dejò investido la legislatura del año de 826; also: Jefe constitucional del Estado en el ejercicio de su autoridad restablecida por los gloriosos triunfos del ejército aliado...
Following a pronunciamiento against the federal authorities, the Council of Representatives (Consejo Representativo) of Guatemala was reconvened in Antigua Guatemala and appointed its Vice-President, Zenteno, provisional chief executive pending the reassumption of office by Juan Barrundia. Upon the capitulation and occupation of Guatemala City by the Allied Army under Morazán on 13 Apr 1829, Zenteno resigned and transferred executive authority to Barrundia on 30 Apr 1829.
Born to Antonia Mazariegos viuda de Molina; the identification on the birth record of one Antonia Ramona Ochoa as the mother is spurious.
Molina was suspended on 9 Mar 1830 when charges were brought against him by the Legislative Assembly. He was eventually aquitted but did not reassume the functions of office.
Also in the Central American Federation.
Also in official use: Vice Jefe del Estado de Guatemala.
Also in El Salvador.
Following the acceptance of the resignation and subsequent retirement of Rivera Paz, the President of the Council of Government (Consejo de Gobierno) was appointed to exercise the functions of President of the State while Rivera Paz continued formally to hold the office:

Consejero encargado del Supremo Poder Ejecutivo del Estado de Guatemala

14 Dec 1841 - 25 Feb 1842

Venancio López