Nicolás Espinoza (November 1795 – March 1845) was a Salvadoran military officer and politician who served as the
head of state of El Salvador from 10 April 1835 to 15 November 1835. At the time, El Salvador was a constituent state of the
Federal Republic of Central America
The Federal Republic of Central America (), initially known as the United Provinces of Central America (), was a sovereign state in Central America that existed between 1823 and 1839/1841. The republic was composed of five states (Costa Rica ...
.
Biography
Nicolás Espinoza was born in November 1795 in
Tenancingo, then a part of
New Spain
New Spain, officially the Viceroyalty of New Spain ( ; Nahuatl: ''Yankwik Kaxtillan Birreiyotl''), originally the Kingdom of New Spain, was an integral territorial entity of the Spanish Empire, established by Habsburg Spain. It was one of several ...
.
The
Legislative Assembly of El Salvador
The Legislative Assembly () is the legislative branch of the government of El Salvador.
History
The organization was founded in 1824 as the Central American Congress ().
Structure
The Salvadoran legislature is a unicameral body.
Until ...
elected Espinoza as the
state's head of state in the
March 1835 election.
Espinoza served as the
president of the Supreme Court of Justice of El Salvador
The president of the Supreme Court of Justice of El Salvador is the chief magistrate of the Supreme Court of Justice of El Salvador
The Supreme Court of Justice of El Salvador () is the highest court of El Salvador. The court sits in San Sal ...
from 1840 to 1841. He died in
Nacaome
Nacaome, with a population of 21,310 (2023 calculation), is the capital city of the Valle department of Honduras and the municipal seat of Nacaome Municipality. It is a manufacturing and commercial center located on the banks of the Nacaome Rive ...
, Honduras in March 1845.
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1795 births
1845 deaths
Finance ministers of El Salvador
People from Cuscatlán Department
People from New Spain
Presidents of El Salvador
Presidents of the Supreme Court of Justice of El Salvador