José Benito Rosales y Sandoval (1795

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– 1850) was a conservative Nicaraguan politician and lawyer who served as acting Supreme Director of Nicaragua between March 8 and April 1, 1849. Rosales was born in 1795 in Granada. He studied law at the university there and later became the dean of the university. He later became a member of the Legitimist Party. After

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left power, the Assembly of Deputies of the

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met to discuss the situation and future fate of the region. Rosales was one of the three Nicaraguan ambassadors. He later published the newspaper ''El Ojo del Pueblo, Revista Conservadora del Pensamiento Centroamericano'', printed in

. In it, he emphasised the need to make

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the administrative center of the region. When Supreme Director José María Guerrero was forced to resign due to health problems, he appointed Bernardo Toribio Terán Prado in his place. In March, the parliament replaced Terán with Rosales, who served until new elections.La Prensa, 20. November 2001 Historia de las elecciones

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rosales, Benito Presidents of Nicaragua 1795 births 1850 deaths