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José Zepeda (Politician)
José Zepeda (1784 – 24 January 1837) was a liberal Nicaraguan colonel and politician who served as Head of State of Nicaragua from 23 April 1835 until he was assassinated on 25 January 1837. Military career He reached the rank of Colonel in the unionist army of General Francisco Morazán and participated in military actions such as the Battle of La Trinidad (1827), Battle of El Gualcho (1828), Battle of Las Charcas (1829), the Battle of Olancho and Las Vueltas del Ocote (1830). As Head of State On 21 February 1835, the Legislative Assembly declared him elected as Head of State. He took office on 23 April of that year, along with Vice Chief José Núñez. Under his administration, one of the most positive in the history of his country, reforms were carried out such as the establishment of the jury; The Court of Accounts was created, criminal proceedings were regulated and a good Penal Code was legislated. In addition, he organized the Supreme Court of Justice and proh ...
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President Of Nicaragua
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University Of Granada, Nicaragua
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. The first universities in Europe were established by Catholic Church monks. The University of Bologna (), Italy, which was founded in 1088, is the first university in the sense of: *being a high degree-awarding institute. *using the word ''universitas'' (which was coined at its foundation). *having independence from the ecclesiastic schools and issuing secular as well as non-secular degrees (with teaching conducted by both clergy and non-clergy): grammar, rhetoric, logic, theology, canon law, notarial law.Hunt Janin: "The university in medieval life, 1179–1499", McFarland, 2008, , p. 55f.de Ridder-Symoens, Hilde''A ...
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