Máximo Jerez
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Máximo Jerez Tellería was a politician
, lawyer
and military leader in 19th century Nicaragua
.
He is considered he the greatest Liberal
political thinker in Nicaraguan history. He was a leader of the movement towards Central American unity.
Together with Francisco Castellón Sanabria, he participated in bringing to Nicaragua the filibuster
of William Walker
and on 31 October 1855 was designated Minister of Foreign Relations in Walker's provisional government, led officially by Patricio Rivas
. He ran for the presidency in 1856, but no candidate obtained an absolute majority. By Walker's decision, provisional President Rivas summoned new elections on 10 March 1856, but countermanded the decree on 14 March , and broke relations with Walker.
On 23 January 1857 Jerez formed a dual Junta government with the Conservative Tomás Martínez
and they acted jointly as Presidents of Nicaragua, him being the 34th, from 24 June 1857 to 19 October or 15 November 1857. In his subsequent career as Minister Plenipotentiary of Nicaragua to Costa Rica
, he signed on 15 April 1858, the Cañas–Jerez Treaty that defined the boundaries between the two countries.
In 1876 he organized from El Salvador
an expedition to overthrow the provisional government of Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Alfaro, but failed.
In the city of León there is a statue in his honor.
Politician
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, lawyer
Lawyer
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and military leader in 19th century Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
.
He is considered he the greatest Liberal
Liberalism
Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...
political thinker in Nicaraguan history. He was a leader of the movement towards Central American unity.
Together with Francisco Castellón Sanabria, he participated in bringing to Nicaragua the filibuster
Filibuster
A filibuster is a type of parliamentary procedure. Specifically, it is the right of an individual to extend debate, allowing a lone member to delay or entirely prevent a vote on a given proposal...
of William Walker
William Walker
William Walker may refer to:* William Walker , sometime chief of the Wyandot Nation in Ohio and Kansas* William Walker * William Walker , an early governor of British Guiana...
and on 31 October 1855 was designated Minister of Foreign Relations in Walker's provisional government, led officially by Patricio Rivas
Patricio Rivas
Patricio Rivas, a wealthy lawyer, was Acting President of Nicaragua from 30 June 1839 to 27 July 1839 and from 21 September 1840 to 4 March 1841, respectively. Later he served as the 33rd President of one of the several competing governments of Nicaragua from 30 October 1855 to 24 June 1857...
. He ran for the presidency in 1856, but no candidate obtained an absolute majority. By Walker's decision, provisional President Rivas summoned new elections on 10 March 1856, but countermanded the decree on 14 March , and broke relations with Walker.
On 23 January 1857 Jerez formed a dual Junta government with the Conservative Tomás Martínez
Tomás Martínez
Tomás Martínez Guerrero was the President of Nicaragua between 15 November 1857 and 1 March 1867. From 24 June 1857 to 19 October or 15 November 1857, he acted jointly as the 34th President in a dual Junta with the Liberal Máximo Jerez formed on 23 January.Born in Nagarote, he was put in power by...
and they acted jointly as Presidents of Nicaragua, him being the 34th, from 24 June 1857 to 19 October or 15 November 1857. In his subsequent career as Minister Plenipotentiary of Nicaragua to Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
, he signed on 15 April 1858, the Cañas–Jerez Treaty that defined the boundaries between the two countries.
In 1876 he organized from El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
an expedition to overthrow the provisional government of Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Alfaro, but failed.
In the city of León there is a statue in his honor.