José María Estrada Reyes (1802 – 13 August 1856 in

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) was the President of

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after

Fruto Chamorro José Fruto Chamorro Pérez (20 October 1804 – 12 March 1855) was a Nicaraguan politician and military scientist who served as 10th Supreme Director of Nicaragua (1 April 1853 – 30 April 1854) and 1st President of Nicaragua (30 April 1854 � ...

’s death during the

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, serving from 12 March to 23 October 1855. Estrada was born in 1802 in the Conservative capital of

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. He was president of the Nicaraguan Congress from 1854 to 1855. He was ratified as the provisional president of the Legitimists on 10 April 1855, a month after Chamorro's death. In disgust of the efforts of peace promoted by José Trinidad Muñoz, and mediation offered by the president of El Salvador, Estrada continued the war, losing to William Walker. When Walker took over Granada on October 13, he appointed

Patricio Rivas Patricio Rivas (1810 – July 12, 1867) was a wealthy liberal Nicaraguan lawyer and politician, member of the Democratic Party (Nicaragua), Democratic Party, who served as Acting President of Nicaragua, Supreme Director of Nicaragua from June 30, ...

as the new President of Nicaragua. Estrada abandoned the Nicaraguan presidency on 23 October 1855. Estrada fled the country soon after, returning to reorganize a Legitimist government in Somotillo on 21 June 1856. He appointed Tomás Martínez as the Commander in Chief of the military, who would eventually become President after Walker was driven out of the country.

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1802 births 1856 deaths People from Granada, Nicaragua Nicaraguan people of Asturian descent Conservative Party (Nicaragua) politicians Presidents of Nicaragua Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (Nicaragua) {{Nicaragua-politician-stub