Juan Ángel Arias (1800–1842) served as the acting '' Supremo Director'' of

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(24 December 1829 – 22 April 1830). When the general

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 ...

arrives to take possession as the Head of State, December 4, 1829, the people of the

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and Opoteca were in revolt against the central government of the

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. Morazán addressed a proclamation to the people of Honduras, which was the first document printed in the ''Gaceta del Gobierno'' before their campaign in Olancho. Morazán named Senator Juan Angel Arias his deputy, December 24, 1829. His time as head of state was dedicated it to submit reports on the ''pacificación de Olancho'', highlighting the agreements with the factious, and the defeat of surveys led by the opotecan priest Antonio Rivas. Juan Ángel Arias opened the first elementary school in

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. Juan Ángel Arias married Juana López. His son was

Céleo Arias Carlos Céleo Arias López (1835–1890) was President of Honduras The president of Honduras ( es, Presidente de Honduras) officially known as the President of the Republic of Honduras (Spanish: ''Presidente de la República de Honduras'') ...

. Juan Ángel Arias, was killed in Quelapa, Honduras in March 1842. honduraseducacional.com
Juan Ángel Arias

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Angel Arias, Juan 1800 births 1842 deaths Presidents of Honduras