Juan Lindo
Juan Nepomuceno Fernández Lindo y Zelaya briefly Juan Lindo ( born May 16, 1790 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, † April 23, 1857 in Gracias, in the department of Lempira, Honduras ) was dated January 7, 1841 to February 1, 1842 President of El Salvador and February 12, 1847 to January 31, 1852 President of Honduras.
Life
Lindo comes from a Latifundistenfamilie. He belonged to the Partido Conservador. In 1814 he became a lawyer ( Licenciado en Derecho ) at the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala. After graduation, he worked for the Spanish colonial administration. After the independence of Central America from Spain in 1821 he was Governor of the Province of Comayagua. Juan Lindo suggested the annexation of Central American provinces by the Mexican Empire under Agustín de Iturbide.
In 1826 he was elected deputy to the Parliament of Honduras. In 1827 he supported José Justo Milla Pineda in the uprising and coup against José Dionisio de la Trinidad de Herrera y Díaz del Valle. He was a deputy in the Constituent Assembly, which was elected in June 1838 and represented there, the Partido Conservador. As a parliamentarian, he supported the separation of Honduras by the Federación Centroamericana in October 1838.
Presidency in El Salvador
In 1840 he traveled to El Salvador, where he made Francisco Malespín as its President of El Salvador. From 1840 to 1841 he was Minister and by January 7, 1841 to February 1, 1842 he was elected Supreme Director. Lindo decreed the establishment of schools in communities with more than 150 inhabitants by the municipalities. During his reign parted El Salvador by the Federación Centroamericana and he decreed the establishment of the National University of El Salvador.
Presidency in Honduras
In 1842 he returned to Honduras and settled in Ciudad de Comayagua Comayagua in the department down. He was elected by Parliament as President of Honduras and held that post on 12 February 1847 until 31 January 1852. In this office he decreed the establishment of the Universidad del Estado de Honduras.
Pacto de Chinandega
On March 29, 1844 in Ciudad San Vicente San Vicente in El Salvador during the Pacto de Chinandega closed. In this alliance Fruto Chamorro Pérez Supremo Delegate, Juan Lindo President Justo José Herrera was a minister of the board. The Parliament of Honduras accepted the decisions on 27 April 1844. The Parlamemte in El Salvador and Nicaragua expressed satisfaction, but not ratified the following decisions. The Government of Guatemala did not comment and when it was forced to answer, was told Parliament had declared on 17 April 1839 Federación Centroamericana for dissolved. It could not be expected that this Parliament could approve the Pacto de Chinandega.
Lindo changes the constitution of 1848, which provided for a four-year presidential term. So that he could be elected for a second term, which he finished on 1 February 1852.
In the second term of office of appointed by General José Santos Guardiola Lindo Bustillo made a rebellion against the Parliament and tried Francisco Ferrera and Coronado Chávez, who plotted against Lindo to capture. Felipe Bustillo, who had taken over the presidency, fled to Copan and Lindo was re-elected president. Ferrera and Chavez fled to El Salvador. Guardiola later revolted against Lindo but was defeated and went into voluntary exile.
In his second term he formed with President of El Salvador, Doroteo Vasconcelos Vides an alliance, in Guatemala to explain the Government José Rafael Carrera Turcios the war. The Allied troops invaded the territory of Guatemala and were beaten by the Guatemalan troops at the Battle of San José La Arada on 2 February 1851.