Juan Vicente Villacorta Díaz (January 22, 1764 in

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– November 1, 1828 in

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) was a Central American politician. From July 10, 1823, to March 15, 1824, he was a member of the triumvirates that governed the

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. From December 13, 1824, to November 1, 1826, he was head of state of

, while it was a state of the Central American Federation. Villacorta was a member of the assembly that met in

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in 1821. He was among the signers of the declaration of independence of Central America and a member of the constituent congress of the United Provinces of Central America in 1823. He formed part of the Supreme Executive Power of the Federation (the First and Second Triumvirates) in 1823–24. Villacorta became chief of state of El Salvador on December 13, 1824.

Mariano Prado Mariano Prado Baca (1776 – 1837) was a Central American lawyer and a four-time, liberal chief of state of El Salvador, while it was a state in the Federal Republic of Central America (1823–24, 1824, 1826–29 and 1832-33). Biography Born in ...

was vice chief of state. Villacorta sent 500 troops to help federal President General

Manuel José Arce Manuel José Arce y Fagoaga (1 January 1787 – 14 December 1847) was a decorated salvadoran General and president of the Federal Republic of Central America from 1825 to 1829, followed by Francisco Morazán. Background Manuel José Arce was ...

suppress a rebellion in

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. On April 20, 1825, he introduced the ''papel sellado'', the use of seals on official documents such as contracts, judicial decrees, deeds, etc. A tax was charged for the seals. The same month, he denounced the writings of the Archbishop of Guatemala, Fray Ramón Casaus y Torres, who argued against the recognition of Padre

José Matías Delgado José Matías Delgado y de León (24 February 1767 – 12 November 1832) was a Salvadoran priest and doctor known as ''El Padre de la Patria Salvadoreña'' (The Father of the Salvadoran Fatherland). He was a prominent leader in the independen ...

as archbishop of San Salvador. As a result, Federal president Arce admonished Casaus, and he suspended his attacks on Delgado. In 1826 Villacorta approved a decree of the Legislature giving preference for entry into the military academy to sons of individuals who had died in defense of the fatherland in the years 1811, 1814, 1822 and 1823. In October 1826 he sent 300 troops to

to aid federal President Manuel José Arce. During his administration, ''El Semanario Político Mercantil'' was published in El Salvador. On November 1, 1828, Villacorta died in Guatemala.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Villacorta, Juan Vicente 1764 births 1828 deaths People from La Paz Department (El Salvador) Salvadoran people of Spanish descent Salvadoran politicians Heads of state of the Federal Republic of Central America