Francisco Morazán
José Francisco Morazán Quesada (; born October 3, 1792 – September 15, 1842) was a Central American politician who served as president of the Federal Republic of Central America from 1830 to 1839. Before he was president of Central America h ...
's first four-year term ended in 1834 and new elections for
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of the
Federal Republic of Central America
The Federal Republic of Central America ( es, República Federal de Centroamérica), originally named the United Provinces of Central America ( es, Provincias Unidas del Centro de América), and sometimes simply called Central America, in it ...
were held that year. Morazán become very unpopular among the liberal elites that were his main supporters when he change the federal capital from
Guatemala to
El Salvador, so this time moderate conservative leader
José Cecilio del Valle
José Cecilio DÃaz del Valle (November 22, 1780 – March 2, 1834) was a philosopher, politician, lawyer, and journalist and one of the most important figures in Central America during the transition from colonial government to independenc ...
won the election undisputedly.
Unfortunately, Valle died before taking the oath while traveling between
Honduras and
Guatemala, so new elections were call for
February of the next year.
References
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