Manuel Pérez (1800
Granada – 1852) was a Nicaraguan Politician who served as the 3d
Supreme Director of Nicaragua from May 31, 1843 to November 4, 1844.
In 1843 Supreme Director
Pablo Buitrago y Benavente, resigned and the Parliament appointed
Juan de Dios Orozco as Acting Supreme Director, who served until the Parliament elected Pérez as the new Supreme Director of the State instead of the people, as the public elections failed and no candidate could achieve the required majority vote.
[Hubert Howe Bancrof]
History of Central America. Vol. III. 1801-1887
The History Company, Publishers San Francisco, 1887
When President of El Salvador,
Francisco Malespín
Francisco Malespín Herrera (1806 – 25 November 1846) was a Salvadoran military officer and politician, elected as the president of El Salvador in 1844. He served from 7 February 1844 to 15 February 1845, when he was deposed by his vice pres ...
invaded Nicaragua, Pérez sent the Nicaraguan troops gathering in
Chinandega
Chinandega () is a city and the departmental seat of Chinandega department in Nicaragua. It is also the administrative centre of the surrounding municipality of the same name. It is Nicaragua's 2nd most important city (economy) and 6th largest ...
to
Chichigalp, thus preventing military action. However, this support given to Malespín provoked parliamentary opposition, and so Pérez was removed from office on September 26, and his duties were replaced by
Emiliano Madriz
Emiliano Madriz (c. 1800 – 24 January 1845) was a liberal Nicaraguan lawyer and politician who served as acting Supreme Director of Nicaragua from 26 September to 26 December 1844, and as the interim Supreme Director in León until 24 January ...
. However, Pérez did not resign voluntarily and continued to work until November 4.
[Esgueva Gómez, Antonio. Conflictos y paz en la historia de Nicaragua, Número 7 de Talleres de historia. Instituto de Historia de Nicaragua y Centroamérica, Universidad Centroamericana, 1999. lk. 17, 18, 127]
References
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Presidents of Nicaragua