Anastasio Bustamante
| Anastasio Bustamante y Oseguera | |
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 4th President of Mexico |
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In office 1 January 1830 – 13 August 1832 |
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| Vice President | Himself |
| Preceded by | Pedro Vélez |
| Succeeded by | Melchor Múzquiz |
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In office 19 April 1837 – 20 March 1839 |
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| Preceded by | José Justo Corro |
| Succeeded by | Antonio López de Santa Anna |
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In office 19 July 1839 – 22 September 1841 |
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| Preceded by | Nicolás Bravo |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Javier Echeverría |
| 2nd Vice President of Mexico | |
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In office 11 June 1829 – 23 December 1832 |
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| President |
Vicente Guerrero José María Bocanegra Pedro Vélez Himself Melchor Múzquiz |
| Preceded by | Nicolás Bravo |
| Succeeded by | Valentín Gómez Farías |
| Personal details | |
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Anastasio Bustamante y Oseguera 27 July 1780 Jiquilpan, Mexico |
| Died | 6 February 1853 (aged 72) San Miguel de Allende, Mexico |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Anastasio Bustamante y Oseguera (Spanish pronunciation: [anasˈtasjo βustaˈmante]; 27 July 1780 – 6 February 1853) was president of Mexico three times, from 1830 to 1832, from 1837 to 1839 and from 1839 to 1841. He was a Conservative. He first came to power by leading a coup against president Vicente Guerrero. Bustamante was deposed twice and exiled to Europe each time.
Anastasio Bustamante's father, José María, worked hauling snow from the volcanoes of Colima to Guadalajara, but was able to provide his son with a good education. At 15, the younger Bustamante entered the Seminary of Guadalajara. When he finished, he went to Mexico City to study medicine. He passed his medical examinations and then went to San Luis Potosí as director of San Juan de Dios Hospital.
In 1808, he entered the royal army as a cavalry officer under the command of Félix María Calleja. In 1810, General Calleja mobilized the army to fight the rebels under Miguel Hidalgo, and Bustamante participated on the royalist side in all the actions of the Army of the Center. During the War of Independence, he rose to the rank of general. He supported royalist-turned-insurgent Agustín de Iturbide and the Plan of Iguala. When Iturbide was declared emperor of Mexico, Bustamante continued his support, as did many other conservative elites who saw centralized, monarchical government as the optimal government for independent Mexico.
On 19 March 1821, in support of Agustín de Iturbide (a personal friend), Bustamante proclaimed the independence of Mexico from Spain at Pantoja, Guanajuato. A few days later, he removed the remains of the 1811 insurgent leaders from the Alhóndiga de Granaditas in Guanajuato and had them buried in San Sebastián cemetery.
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