Mariano Riva Palacio
Mariano Riva Palacio | |
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| Governor of the State of Mexico | |
| In office 29 September 1869 – 18 October 1870 | |
| Preceded by | Antonio Zimbrón |
| Succeeded by | Valentín Gómez Tagle |
| In office 6 January 1857 – 4 July 1857 | |
| Preceded by | Plutarco González |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Iturbe |
| In office 31 August 1849 – 3 May 1852 | |
| Preceded by | Mariano Arizcorreta |
| Succeeded by | Luis Madrid |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office June 1848 – August 1848 | |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 1851–1851 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 November 1803 [1] |
| Died | 20 February 1880 [1] Mexico City, Mexico |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Mariano Riva Palacio (1803 - 1880) was a Mexican politician and lawyer during most of the 19th century.
He was born in Mexico City to Esteban de la Riva Palacio and Doña María Dolores Díaz[1] and married Dolores Guerrero, daughter of Gen. Vicente Guerrero, one of the most prominent leaders of the Mexican Independence War.[1] With Maria he had 6 children, including the politician and writer Vicente Riva Palacio and daughter Maria Rosa Riva Palacio, who would go on to marry Mexican General and Politician, Ignacio Zaragoza. Mariano served as a City Councilor for Mexico City (1829), federal congressman (1833), Minister of Justice (1851), Minister of Finance (June - August 1848) and was elected thrice Governor of the State of Mexico (1849, 1857, 1871).[1]
He was also the lawyer appointed to defend the deposed Emperor Maximilian.
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[edit]- ^ a b c d e Benson Latin American Collection (U. Texas). "Inventory of the Mariano Riva Palacio Collection". Archived from the original on 2009-02-06. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
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