Tomás Valladares (1780 – 1850s) was a liberal Nicaraguan politician, military officer with the rank of
brigadier, member of the
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, and staunch
Central American Unionist who served as acting
Supreme Director of Nicaragua from 7 November 1839 to 21 September 1840. His son was Juan de la Cruz Valladares.
Biography
Early career
Francisco Morazán had occupied
Guatemala City in April 1829 and on 12 May 1830, released
Dionisio de Herrera
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from prison and appointed him as Head of State of Nicaragua. On 1 March 1833 Herrera called a parliament, which would confirm him in this function. Valladares came to this vote as a delegate. He published his dissenting vote and reported the lack of freedom of choice for the delegates, since many people had come to the voting site, made mood for Herrera from the galleries and threatened dissenting voting behavior.
As Supreme Director
He was appointed a Brigadier by the Assembly when
Casto Fonseca
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was appointed Grand Marshal in April 1839, and was handed over the position of Supreme Director after
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He married Rafaela Calvo. They lived in León and had a son, Manuel Ulloa y Calvo, who became Bishop of León on Se ...
stepped down on 7 November 1839, serving until 21 September 1840 when he handed over power to
Patricio Rivas
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The Spanish name is pronounced with the stress on the same first i as Portuguese, but an accent is not needed because this follows normal rul ...
.
Later career
In 1843, under the idea of
Morazán's original attempt at restoring the
Federal Republic of Central America before his execution in Costa Rica, Valladares commanded Nicaraguan troops trying to bring former Honduran Head of State,
Joaquín Rivera Bragas, to power in El Salvador. They were subsequently defeated.
He was also defeated by
Francisco Malespín in
Choluteca, after attempting to lead a counter invasion into Honduras during
Malespín's War
Malespín's War (Spanish: ''Guerra de Malespín'') was a Salvadoran and Honduran invasion of Nicaragua caused by the election of liberal democrat Manuel Pérez at the time of Central American turmoil dictated by Rafael Carrera's conservative d ...
.
Publications
* Tomás Valladares: ''El senador que ejerce el S. P. E del estado de Nicaragua, á los habitantes del mismo'', León, March 24, 1840, reprinted in Andrés Vega Bolaños: ''Gobernantes de Nicaragua'', 82., 1944.
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Presidents of Nicaragua
Year of death missing
1780 births