Vicente Guerrero
In office April 1, 1829 – December 17, 1829
Vice President(s)	Anastasio Bustamante
Preceded by	Guadalupe Victoria
Succeeded by	José María Bocanegra
Born	August 10, 1782 Tixtla, Guerrero
Died	February 14, 1831 Cuilapam, Oaxaca
Political party	Popular
Spouse	Guadalupe Hernández

Vicente Ramón Guerrero Saldaña (August 10, 1782 – February 14, 1831) was one of the leaders of Mexico's struggle for independence from Spain and an early President of Mexico. He was born in the town of Tixtla, some 100 km inland from the port of Acapulco, in the Sierra Madre Del Sur. He was from a poor zambo (a mixture African & Amerindian descent) family. See: historian William Loren Katz. Portrait of Vicente Guerrero, Mexican president. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Anastasio Bustamante (1780-1853) was President of Mexico from 1830 to 1832 and then from 1837 to 1841. ... Guadalupe Victoria, born José Miguel Ramón Adaucto Fernández y Félix in the state of Durango, served as the first President of Mexico from 1824 to 1829. ... José María Bocanegra (1787-1862) was a Mexican politician. ... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Tixtla (formally, Tixtla de Guerrero) is a town in the state of Guerrero, Mexico. ... Guerrero is a state in the United Mexican States. ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Leopold I 1831 (MDCCCXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Catedral de Santo Domingo The Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca or simply Oaxaca   is one of the 31 states of Mexico, located in the southern part of Mexico, west of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. ... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Leopold I 1831 (MDCCCXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Mexican War of Independence (1810-1821), which started on September 16, 1810, was Mexicos struggle for independence from Spanish colonial rule. ... // Between the time of Emperor Agustín de Iturbides abdication (March 19, 1823) and Guadalupe Victorias assumption of the office of President (October 10, 1824), there was a brief period when the executive power of the government was held by a committee. ... Tixtla (formally, Tixtla de Guerrero) is a town in the state of Guerrero, Mexico. ... Acapulco (Officially: Acapulco de Juárez) is a city and major sea port in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast of Mexico, 300 km (190 miles) southwest from Mexico City, at . Acapulco is located on a deep, semi-circular bay. ... A representation of Zambos in Pintura de Castas during the Latin American colonial period. ...

He joined in the early revolt against Spain in 1810, first fighting alongside José María Morelos and then taking command over those troops after Morelos's death. The valiant resistance he displayed against the Spanish armies and the fact that he himself was a Mestizo of African descent made him a hero among Mexicans who would rather place their trust in a fellow of the same "race" than in other "white" Criollo revolutionaries such as Agustín de Iturbide or Simón Bolívar. Portrait of José María Morelos, oil painting José María Teclo Morelos y Pavón (30 September 1765 - 22 December 1815) was one of the main early leaders of Mexicos struggle for independence from Spain. ... This article or section is incomplete and may require expansion and/or cleanup. ... Criollo is a Spanish term (feminine criolla, plural criollos/criollas) which may refer to: The Spanish Criollo peoples, a caste in the Spanish colonial caste system. ... Simón Bolívar Monument, Sixth Avenue entrance to Central Park, New York City Simón Bolívar Memorial Monument, standing in Santa Marta, Colombia Equestrian statue of Bolívar on Bolívar Square, Caracas Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios (born July...

Once Mexico achieved independence, he at first collaborated with Agustín de Iturbide (he even accepted his Grand Cross of the Order of Guadalupe and the rank of General in his Imperial Army). After Iturbide was proclaimed Emperor of Mexico by the Congress, Guerrero later turned against him and came out in favor of a Republic with the Plan of Casa Mata. Agustín Cosme Damián de Iturbide y Arámburu (September 27, 1783 – July 19, 1824) was Emperor of Mexico from 1822 to 1823. ... For other uses, see Republic (disambiguation). ... The Plan of Casa Mata (Spanish: Plan de Casa Mata) was formulated to abolish the monarchy in Mexico and to establish a republic. ...

When the conservative Manuel Gómez Pedraza won the election to succeed Guadalupe Victoria as president of Mexico, Guerrero, with the aid of General Antonio López de Santa Anna, staged a coup and took the presidency on 1 April 1829. (The violent nature of the coup displeased some Latin American liberals of the time who otherwise sympathised with Guerrero's goals, and his actions were condemned by Simón Bolívar.) The most notable achievement of Guerrero's short term as president was ordering an immediate abolition of slavery and emancipation of all slaves. Manuel Gómez Pedraza Manuel Gómez Pedraza was president of Mexico from 1832 to 1833. ... Guadalupe Victoria, born José Miguel Ramón Adaucto Fernández y Félix in the state of Durango, served as the first President of Mexico from 1824 to 1829. ... HE WAS A BABY BACK BITCH ... A coup d’état (pronounced ), or simply coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government through unconstitutional means by a part of the state establishment — mostly replacing just the high-level figures. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Simón Bolívar Monument, Sixth Avenue entrance to Central Park, New York City Simón Bolívar Memorial Monument, standing in Santa Marta, Colombia Equestrian statue of Bolívar on Bolívar Square, Caracas Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios (born July... The Buxton Memorial Fountain, celebrating the emancipation of slaves in the British Empire in 1834, London. ...

Guerrero was deposed in a rebellion under Vice-President Anastasio Bustamante that began on December 4, 1829. He left the capital to fight the rebels, but was deposed by the Mexico City garrison in his absence on December 17, 1829. He hoped to come back to power, but conservative General Bustamante captured him through bribery and had him executed. Anastasio Bustamante (1780-1853) was President of Mexico from 1830 to 1832 and then from 1837 to 1841. ... December 4th redirects here. ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

The state of Guerrero is named after him, and his birthplace was renamed Tixtla de Guerrero in his honor. The United Mexican States or Mexico (Estados Unidos Mexicanos or México) is a federal republic made up of 31 states (estados) and one Federal District, (Distrito Federal), which contains the capital, Mexico City. ... Guerrero is a state in the United Mexican States. ... Tixtla (formally, Tixtla de Guerrero) is a town in the state of Guerrero, Mexico. ...

See also

• History of Mexico
• List of Presidents of Mexico

Although there are tantalizing fragments of evidence suggesting human habitation of Mexico more than 20,000 years ago (see Tlapacoya archaeological site), there is no uncontested evidence that humans arrived in Mexico earlier than ~15,000 BP. Ancient Mexicans began to selectively breed corn plants around 8,000 BC. Evidence... // Between the time of Emperor Agustín de Iturbides abdication (March 19, 1823) and Guadalupe Victorias assumption of the office of President (October 10, 1824), there was a brief period when the executive power of the government was held by a committee. ...

External links

• Vicente Guerrero: An Inventory of His Collection at the Benson Latin American Collection
• (Spanish) Alfredo Ávila: Vicente Guerrero, un presidente republicano
• Vicente Guerrero on Mexconnect.com
• Guerrero on gob.mex/kids
• Guerrero on Creole Culture site
• Letters about Vicente Guerrero hosted by the Portal to Texas History.
• The Majestic Life of President Vicente Ramón Guerrero by William Loren Katz
• The Legacy of Vicente Guerrero, Mexico's First Black Indian President by Theodore G. Vincent

Mexican Post-Independence Presidents

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