JUAN N. ALVAREZ

(1790 - 1867)


It was born in Atoyac, Gro. the 27 of January of 1790, in nov. of 1810 it was united to the forces of Morelos as welded flat and rpapidamente it promoted to captain his value to all test and intelligence were worth the recognition to him of their superior ones, and when in 1821 it managed to take Acapulco named commander-in-chief him of the seat. As of that moment and during 45 years it was a one of main the caudillo military and political figure of first magnitude.

Republican, federalist and liberal always ready to defend to the mother country and his companions of fight. one was against Iturbide when this I proclaim emperor and tried to save the life of Guerrero in 1830.

He fought to Bustamante by his centralism and the revolt of 1833 that the slogan defended " religion and fueros ". In 1845 pacificó the south of the country using more than the arms the persuación and the offer to solve the problems.

It declared that so that the Indians were pacific producers it was not necessary to resort wings arms, but to protect them of the landowners and of those who undressed them of their earth. Thanks to this had an army the Division of the south, and constituted a chieftainship of paternalista type.

In 1847 it went to defend the capital against the North American invasion. He was governor of Guerrero from 1849 to 1853, supported the plan of Ayutla and when it prevailed the revolt was chosen provisional president the 4 of October of 1855. In the few months that lasted in the position it summoned the congress that emitted the Constitution of 1857, besides to promulgate the Law Juárez, with which the fueros of the clergy and the army are suprimian.

In 1861 it was declared Meritorious of the Mother country and when happening the French invasion once again defended our ground to the front of the Division of the South Had the fortune of which before dying, the 21 of August of 1867, the republic by which as much fought was recovered.

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