Manuel de Mier y Terán
Manuel Mier y Terán | |
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| 6th Minister of War and Marine | |
| In office 12 March 1824 – 18 December 1824 | |
| President | Guadalupe Victoria (since 10 October 1824) |
| Preceded by | José Joaquín de Herrera |
| Succeeded by | José Castro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 18, 1789 Mexico City, Viceroyalty of New Spain |
| Died | July 3, 1832 (aged 43) Padilla, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Mexican insurgents First Mexican Republic |
| Branch/service | Mexican Army |
| Years of service | 1811—1832 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Battles/wars | Mexican War of Independence:
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José Manuel Rafael Simeón de Mier y Terán (February 18, 1789 — July 3, 1832), generally known as Manuel de Mier y Terán, was a noted military and political figure during the Mexican War of Independence and during the era of the First Republic serving in the Mexican congress and as Minister of War. He made an inspection of Texas on behalf of the government and was placed in charge of securing the area after the Mexican government banned further American immigration in 1830.
He was at one point considered a potential candidate for the Mexican presidency. However, health problems and despair over the nation's political situation drove him to commit suicide in 1832 during a revolution against the government of Anastasio Bustamante.