José Bernardo Escobar (20 October 1797 - 20 March 1849) was interim

President of Guatemala The president of Guatemala ( es, Presidente de Guatemala), officially known as the President of the Republic of Guatemala ( es, Presidente de la República de Guatemala), is the head of state and head of government of Guatemala, elected to a s ...

from 28 November 1848 to 1 January 1849. Escobar assumed duties when Juan Antonio Martínez was unable to maintain peace and resigned. Escobar took office only to meet instant opposition from both the Moderate party and the aristocrats and

clergy Clergy are formal leaders within established religions. Their roles and functions vary in different religious traditions, but usually involve presiding over specific rituals and teaching their religion's doctrines and practices. Some of the ter ...

.Holleran, Mary. 1949. Church and state in Guatemala. New York: Columbia University Press.

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Presidents of Guatemala Conservative Party (Guatemala) politicians 1797 births 1849 deaths {{Guatemala-politician-stub