Felipe Codallos (1790 – 1849) was a Central American general and politician. From 7 May 1823 to 25 May 1823, he was the political chief of the State of
El Salvador within the
Federal Republic of Central America
The Federal Republic of Central America ( es, República Federal de Centroamérica), originally named the United Provinces of Central America ( es, Provincias Unidas del Centro de América), and sometimes simply called Central America, in it ...
, governing as military chief.
Codallos was
captain general
Captain general (and its literal equivalent in several languages) is a high military rank of general officer grade, and a gubernatorial title.
History
The term "Captain General" started to appear in the 14th century, with the meaning of Comma ...
of the province of Guatemala from 22 November 1822 to 7 March 1823, under the
Mexican Empire Mexican Empire may refer to:
* First Mexican Empire, the regime under Agustín de Iturbide (Agustín I) from 1821 to 1823
* Second Mexican Empire
The Second Mexican Empire (), officially the Mexican Empire (), was a constitutional monarchy est ...
of
Agustín de Iturbide. When Mexican General
Vicente Filísola, who was in charge of enforcing Mexican authority in Central America, returned to Mexico, he named his second-in-charge, Codallos, military chief of El Salvador.
On 25 May 1823, the city government of
San Salvador rebelled and required Codallos and his 500 Mexican and Guatemalan soldiers to evacuate the city. The
Consultive Junta then took power, led by Colonel José Rivas. On 1 July 1823, El Salvador, along with the rest of Central America, declared independence from the Mexican Empire.
External links
Brief biography
19th-century politicians
Presidents of El Salvador
1790 births
1849 deaths
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