Juan Vicente Villacorta

Juan Vicente Villacorta Díaz
Juan Vicente Villacorta Díaz
3rd Head of State of El Salvador
	In office; 13 December 1824 – 1 November 1826
Vice President	Mariano Prado
Preceded by	Mariano Prado
Succeeded by	Mariano Prado (acting)
Member of the Second Triumvirate of Central America
	In office; 6 October 1823 – 15 March 1824
Member of the First Triumvirate of Central America
	In office; 10 July 1823 – 4 October 1823
Personal details
Born	22 January 1764; Zacatecoluca, New Spain
Died	1 November 1828 (aged 64); Guatemala City, Federal Republic of Central America
Party	Liberal
Occupation	Politician

Juan Vicente Villacorta Díaz (22 January 1764 – 1 November 1828) was a Central American politician who served as the 3rd Head of State of El Salvador from 1824 to 1826.

A prominent figure in the early federal era, he was also a member of the triumvirates that governed the Federal Republic of Central America between July 1823 and March 1824. During his tenure as the 3rd Head of State, he collaborated with Vice-Head of State Mariano Prado to establish the administrative foundations of the newly sovereign state within the federation. His administration is noted for its early efforts to stabilize the political landscape following the end of the Mexican Empire's influence in the region.

Villacorta was a member of the assembly that met in San Salvador in 1821. He was among the signers of the declaration of independence of Central America and a member of the constituent congress of the United Provinces of Central America in 1823. He formed part of the Supreme Executive Power of the Federation (the First and Second Triumvirates) in 1823–24.

Villacorta became chief of state of El Salvador on 13 December 1824. Mariano Prado was vice chief of state. Villacorta sent 500 troops to help federal President General Manuel José Arce suppress a rebellion in Nicaragua. On 20 April 1825, he introduced the papel sellado, the use of seals on official documents such as contracts, judicial decrees, deeds, etc. A tax was charged for the seals. The same month, he denounced the writings of the Archbishop of Guatemala, Fray Ramón Casaus y Torres, who argued against the recognition of Padre José Matías Delgado as archbishop of San Salvador. As a result, Federal president Arce admonished Casaus, and he suspended his attacks on Delgado.

In 1826 Villacorta approved a decree of the Legislature giving preference for entry into the military academy to sons of individuals who had died in defense of the fatherland in the years 1811, 1814, 1822 and 1823. In October 1826 he sent 300 troops to Guatemala to aid federal President Manuel José Arce. During his administration, El Semanario Político Mercantil was published in El Salvador.

On 1 November 1828, Villacorta died in Guatemala.

External links

(in Spanish) Short biography
(in Spanish) Some biographical details

Political offices

Preceded by

Mariano Prado

Head of State of El Salvador
1824–1826

Succeeded by

Mariano Prado

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List of heads of state of El Salvador
Post-independence (1821–1823)	Barriere Delgado Filísola* Codallos* Consultive Junta^‡ Prado^†
Federal Republic of Central America (1823–1841)	J. Rodríguez Prado J. V. Villacorta Prado^† Cornejo J. D. Villacorta^† Cornejo Morazán^†* J. San Martín* Prado J. San Martín* C. Salazar^†* G. Salazar^† Escolán^† Silva^† Escolán^† Espinoza* F. Gómez^†* Vigil T. Menéndez^† Vigil T. Menéndez^† Cañas^†* Morazán* Silva^† Municipal Council of San Salvador Cañas^† Ramírez^† Lindo^†
Republic of El Salvador (1841–1931)	Lindo^† Arce^† Lindo Marín^†* J. J. Guzmán* D. Villacorta^† Marín^†* J. J. Guzmán* Arce^† J. J. Guzmán* Palacios^† Malespín* J. E. Guzmán^†* Malespín* J. E. Guzmán^†* Palacios^† J. E. Guzmán^†* Palacios^† Aguilar Palacios^† Aguilar Medina^† Quirós^† Vasconcelos R. Rodríguez^† Quirós^† Vasconcelos Dueñas^† Quirós^† Dueñas^† J. M. San Martín^†* Dueñas V. Gómez^† J. M. San Martín* Hernández^†* J. M. San Martín* Dueñas^† Campo Dueñas^† Campo Zepeda^† Santín* Barrios^†* Santín* J. E. Guzmán^†* Peralta^† Barrios* Peralta^† Barrios* Dueñas González* Méndez^† González* del Valle Zaldívar Guirola^† Zaldívar Figueroa^†* Rosales^† F. Menéndez* C. Ezeta* A. Ezeta^†* Gutiérrez* Regalado* Escalón* Figueroa* M. Araujo C. Meléndez^† Quiñónez^† C. Meléndez Quiñónez^† J. Meléndez Quiñónez P. Romero A. Araujo
Military dictatorship (1931–1979)	Civic Directory^‡ Martínez^†* A. Menéndez^†* Martínez* A. Menéndez^†* Aguirre^†* Castaneda* Revolutionary Council of Government^‡ Osorio* Lemus* Junta of Government^‡ Civic-Military Directory^‡ Cordón^† Rivera* F. Sánchez* A. Molina* C. Romero*
Salvadoran Civil War (1979–1992)	Revolutionary Government Junta^‡ Magaña Duarte Cristiani
Post-civil war (since 1992)	Cristiani Calderón Flores Saca Funes S. Sánchez Bukele C. Rodríguez^†
^† – Acting or provisional president ^‡ – Military junta * – Military president

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