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José Luis de Quintanar Soto y Ruiz (December 22, 1772 in
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,
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– November 16, 1837 in
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) was a Mexican soldier and statesman who briefly served as part of a triumvirate which exercised the nation's executive power for a few days at the end of 1829 after the overthrow of President
Vicente Guerrero Vicente Ramón Guerrero Saldaña (; baptized 10 August 1782 – 14 February 1831) was a Mexican military officer from 1810–1821 and a statesman who became the nation's second president in 1829. He was one of the leading generals who fought ag ...
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Biography

Quintanar began his military career in 1801 as a lieutenant the Provincial Regiment of Dragoons of
Querétaro Querétaro, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Querétaro, is one of the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Querétaro, 18 municipalities. Its capital city is Querétaro Cit ...
. His entire royalist military career was with this unit, where he reached the rank of brigadier. During the
Mexican War of Independence The Mexican War of Independence (, 16 September 1810 – 27 September 1821) was an armed conflict and political process resulting in Mexico's independence from the Spanish Empire. It was not a single, coherent event, but local and regional ...
, he fought on the side of Spain until 1821, when he joined the
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. He was promoted to general of division. After Mexican independence he supported the coronation of
Agustín de Iturbide Agustín Cosme Damián de Iturbide y Arámburu (; 27 September 178319 July 1824), commonly known as Agustín de Iturbide and later by his regnal name Agustín I, was the first Emperor of Mexico from 1822 until his abdication in 1823. An offi ...
as
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, and Iturbide made him political chief of
Jalisco Jalisco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in western Mexico and is bordered by s ...
(1822–1824). In 1822 he was elected deputy from San Juan del Río to the constituent congress. He resigned the position in late 1823, and soon was elected governor of Jalisco. General
Anastasio Bustamante Trinidad Anastasio de Sales Ruiz Bustamante y Oseguera (; 27 July 1780 – 6 February 1853) was a Mexican physician, general, and politician who served as the 4th President of Mexico three times from 1830 to 1832, 1837 to 1839, and 1839 to 1841. ...
, Quintanar's friend, was named military commander of the state. Later he was dismissed as military commander of Nueva Galicia, for suspicion of plotting to restore Iturbide. His command was given to General
José Joaquín de Herrera José Joaquín Antonio Florencio de Herrera y Ricardos (February 23, 1792 – February 10, 1854) was a Mexican statesman who served as president of Mexico three times (1844, 1844–1845 and 1848–1851), and as a general in the Mexican Army d ...
. In
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, the provincial delegation declared the
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of
Nueva Galicia Nuevo Reino de Galicia (New Kingdom of Galicia; ) or simply Nueva Galicia (''New Galicia'', ''Nova Galicia''), known in Nahuatl as Chimalhuacán (‘the land of shield bearers’), was an autonomous kingdom of the Viceroyalty of New Spain. It w ...
the sovereign state of Jalisco. When General Herrera arrived in Guadalajara to take up his military command, he was unable to do so.
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and Querétaro had also adopted Jalisco's position, and Herrera decided to return to Mexico City. In 1824 the new constituent congress meet and drew the boundaries of the new states. It separated the district of
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from Jalisco with the stated intention of creating a new Pacific port to rival that of
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, but actually to weaken the political position of General Quintanar. The legislature of Jalisco responded by electing Quintanar the first governor of the state. On January 20, 1824 in Jalisco Quintanar promulgated the congressional decree freeing all slaves

Two years later President
Guadalupe Victoria Guadalupe Victoria (; 29 September 178621 March 1843), born José Miguel Ramón Adaucto Fernández y Félix, was a Mexican general and politician who fought for independence against the Spanish Empire in the Mexican War of Independence and afte ...
gave General
Nicolás Bravo Nicolás Bravo Rueda (10 September 1786 – 22 April 1854) was a Mexican soldier and politician who served as interim President of Mexico three times, in 1839, 1842, and 1846. Previously, he fought in the Mexican War of Independence, and ser ...
military command of Jalisco, and once he was established there, Victoria ordered him to remove Quintanar as governor. Quintanar was taken to Mexico City, where the president granted him amnesty, but without appointing him to any position. He supported the military revolt of December 23, 1829 against President
Vicente Guerrero Vicente Ramón Guerrero Saldaña (; baptized 10 August 1782 – 14 February 1831) was a Mexican military officer from 1810–1821 and a statesman who became the nation's second president in 1829. He was one of the leading generals who fought ag ...
. On Guerrero's departure from the capital, Quintanar led another revolt in favor of
José María Bocanegra José María de los Dolores Francisco Germán del Espíritu Santo Bocanegra y Villalpando (; 25 May 1787 – 23 July 1862) was a Mexican lawyer and statesman who was briefly interim president of Mexico in December 1829 during a coup attempt aga ...
for interim president. Bocanegra served for only a few days. On December 23, 1829 he was replaced by a triumvirate consisting of Quintanar;
Pedro Vélez José Pedro Antonio Vélez de Zúñiga (28 July 1787 – 5 August 1848) was a Mexican politician and lawyer. In the aftermath of a successful coup against president Vicente Guerrero, he was placed at the head of a triumvirate that briefly le ...
, president of the Supreme Court; and
Lucas Alamán Lucas Ygnacio José Joaquín Pedro de Alcántar Juan Bautista Francisco de Paula de Alamán y Escalada (Guanajuato, New Spain, 18 October 1792 – Mexico City, Mexico, 2 June 1853) was a Mexican scientist, conservative statesman, historian, and ...
. They exercised power until December 31, 1829, when the army of Anastasio Bustamante entered the capital and made Bustamante president. Bustamante named Quintanar president of the Supreme War Tribunal. He died in Mexico City in 1837. His remains were buried with full military honors in the former Cemetery of Los Ángeles. When this was closed, the location of his grave was lost.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Quintanar, Luis de Governors of Jalisco Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) People from Nueva Galicia 1772 births 1837 deaths 19th-century Mexican politicians People from San Juan del Río