José Francisco del Montenegro (1790 – 11 August 1851) was a Nicaraguan politician who served as
Acting Supreme Director of Nicaragua from 5 to 11 August 1851, the same date he died.
As a member of the
Legitimist Party, in 1845, he became Minister of Foreign Affairs in
José León Sandoval's cabinet.
On 4 August 1851,
José Trinidad Muñoz together with
Pablo Buitrago y Benavente organized a military coup in the country, as a result of which the head of state
Laureano Pineda
José Laureano Pineda Ugarte (4 July 1802 – 17 September 1853) was a Nicaraguan lawyer and politician who, as a Senator in the Legislative Assembly and member of the Democratic Party, was appointed to serve as 7th and later 8th Supreme Director ...
fled to Honduras. Montenegro was then appointed as Supreme Director based in
Granada, but he died shortly after taking office. Pineda, who fled to Honduras, and
Justo Abaunza in
León also announced themselves as the Supreme Directors.
[Justo Abaunza (1851). El senador director provisorio a sus compatriotas. Imprenta de la Libertad.] According to
Francisco Castellón
Francisco Castellón Sanabria (18158 September 1855) was president of "Democratic" Nicaragua from 1854 to 1855 during the Granada-León civil war.
Castellón was a lawyer from León. He was prime minister (''ministro general'') under Patricio ...
, the Bishop of San Salvador,
Jorge de Viteri y Ungo, was behind these intrigues.
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1800 births
1851 deaths
Presidents of Nicaragua
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