Francisco Zelaya y Ayes
José Francisco Zelaya y Ayes (* 1798 in Juticalpa, Olancho, † October 20, 1848 in Ciudad de Comayagua ) was from 21 September 1839 to December 31, 1840 President of Honduras.
Life
His parents were Dominga Ayes and José Maria Zelaya López. 1819 married Zelaya y Ayes, Guadalupe Gonzales Herrera. In March 1835, he married Mercedes Gonzales Herrera in Jocón.
After José Maria Bustillo and Coronel Brito, resigned elected Parliament José Francisco Zelaya y Ayes president.
General Jose de la Trinidad Cabañas Francisco Fiallos was on August 28, 1839 occupy Ciudad de Comayagua.
The Cabinet of Mónico Bueso Soto Francisco de Aguilar moved his seat of government to Jutigalpa, Olancho. José Francisco Zelaya y Ayes took office on September 21, 1839 in Jutigalpa, Olancho.
On September 25, 1839 was José Francisco Morazán Quezada 800 soldiers from El Salvador, 2,000 soldiers from Honduras and Nicaragua under Francisco Ferrera beat at San Pedro Perulapán because the governments of Honduras and Nicaragua wanted to break away from the Central American confederation. Zelaya y Ayes was informed of the defeat by Chief of General Staff Nicolás Espinoza.
The troops of Cabañas occupied Tegucigalpa, Choluteca came up before, occupying nacaome and returned to El Salvador.
Batalla de la Soledad
On November 13, 1839, troops of Zelaya y Ayes were defeated by forces of Cabañas at the Battle of La Soledad near Tegucigalpa. Zelaya y Ayes sought with the Government of Nicaragua under Tomás Valladares for help, which sent 500 soldiers under the command of Manuel Quijano.
Along with troops from Olancho suggested this on January 31, 1840, the troops of Cabañas. On March 19, 1840, the troops of Morazán Guatemala City could not take it and withdrew. Both defeats troops of the Central American Confederation and the flight of Morazán to Peru, stabilized the regime of Zelaya y Ayes.
In August 1840, the newspaper El redactor Constitucional appeared as a government organ of Zelaya y Ayes in which it was received on the complaints of British citizens in November 1840, which recited the British Consul, Frederick Chatfield.
On December 15, 1840 occurred in the city of Gracias together a Central American Parliament to find a peace agreement for Central America, which was not found.
For ports and inland cities safety measures were taken. The defense capability of the fortresses Omoa and Trujillo was increased. It was issued regulations of working hours of government In places. In Danlí a court of first instance decisions was established. On June 6, 1840, a president and members of parliament was elected for the Parliament of the Cabildo.
On December 30, 1840, General Francisco Ferrera was elected by Parliament. On January 1, 1841, he went to the president.
For the Constituent Assembly, which convened on December 11, 1847 Zelaya y Ayes was chairman.
When he died on 20 October 1848, he held the position of General Ministro in the Cabinet of Juan Nepomuceno Fernández Lindo y Zelaya.