Manuel de Molina Zamudio
Manuel de Molina | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 28 April 1843 – 19 March 1844 | |
| President | José Ballivián |
| Preceded by | Hilarión Fernández |
| Succeeded by | Tomás Frías |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Manuel de Molina Zamudio March 1, 1790 Cochabamba, Upper Peru, Viceroyalty of Peru |
| Died | March 19, 1868 Sucre, Bolivia |
| Nationality | Bolivian |
| Spouse | María del Carmen Frías Ametller |
| Children | 8 |
| Parent(s) | Francisco Plácido de Molina Maria Mercedes Zamudio |
| Alma mater | University of San Francisco Xavier |
| Occupation | Lawyer, politician |
Manuel de Molina Zamudio (1 March 1790 – 19 March 1868) was a Bolivian politician and lawyer who served as Minister of Finance during the administration of José Ballivián. He began his political career during the presidency of Andrés de Santa Cruz, when he served as secretary to Mariano Enrique Calvo. As Santa Cruz's most trusted ally in Bolivia, Calvo wielded immense powers in the country. Being Calvo's secretary, Molina flourished politically during this period, especially during the peak of the Peru–Bolivian Confederation. After the fall of Santa Cruz, he supported the unsuccessful governments of Sebastián Ágreda and Calvo, ultimately becoming an ardent ballivianista after the Battle of Ingavi. Molina was exiled when Eusebio Guilarte was ousted in 1848, spending a long exile in Chile. His granddaughter, Carmen Calvo Molina, was married to Daniel Sánchez Bustamante. Through Carmen, he is the great-grandfather of famed Bolivian feminist, María Luisa Sánchez Bustamante. He was married to María del Carmen Frías Ametller, sister of Tomás Frías.