José Justo Corro
José Justo Corro | |
|---|---|
| 10th President of Mexico | |
| In office 28 February 1836 – 19 April 1837 | |
| Preceded by | Miguel Barragán |
| Succeeded by | Anastasio Bustamante |
| Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs | |
| In office 18 May 1835 – 27 February 1836 | |
| President | Miguel Barragán |
| Preceded by | José Mariano Blasco |
| Succeeded by | Joaquín de Iturbide |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 18 July 1794 Guadalajara, Jalisco |
| Died | c. 18 December 1864 (aged 70) Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexican Empire |
| Resting place | Panteón de Belén |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Political party | Liberal Party Conservative Party (Presidency) |
José Justo Corro y Silva (c. 19 July 1794 – c. 18 December 1864) was a Mexican lawyer and statesman who was made president of Mexico on March 2, 1836, after the sudden death of President Miguel Barragán. During his administration, he oversaw the transition from the First Mexican Republic to the Centralist Republic of Mexico and the publication of the new constitution: the Siete Leyes. The nation also faced the ongoing Texas Revolution, and Mexican independence was recognized by Spain and by the Holy See.