Francisco Morazán
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| 2nd President of Central America | |
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In office 14 February 1835 – 1 February 1839 |
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| Preceded by | José Gregorio Salazar |
| Succeeded by | Diego Vigil |
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In office 16 September 1830 – 16 September 1834 |
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| Preceded by | José Francisco Barrundia |
| Succeeded by | José Gregorio Salazar |
| Head of State of Costa Rica | |
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In office 1842–1842 |
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| Preceded by | Braulio Carrillo Colina |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Pinto |
| Head of State of El Salvador | |
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In office 1839–1840 |
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| Preceded by | Antonio José Cañas |
| Succeeded by | José María Silva |
| Head of State of Honduras | |
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In office 1827–1830 |
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| Preceded by | Miguel Eusebio Bustamante |
| Succeeded by | José Santos del Valle |
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| Born | October 3, 1792 Tegucigalpa, Honduras (then Tegucigalpa, Guatemala, New Spain) |
| Died | September 15, 1842 (aged 50) San José, Costa Rica |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse(s) | María Josefa Lastiri |
| Occupation | General, Lawyer, Statesman |
| Religion | Catholic |
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Francisco Morazán (Spanish pronunciation: [fɾanˈsisko moɾaˈsan]; born October 3, 1792 – September 15, 1842) was a Honduran politician who was president of the Federal Republic of Central America from 1830 to 1839. Before he was president of Central America he was head of state of Honduras, He rose to prominence at the legendary Battle of La Trinidad on November 11, 1827. Since then, and until his execution in 1842, Morazán dominated the political and military scene of Central America.
In the political arena, Francisco Morazán was recognized as a visionary and great thinker, as he attempted to transform Central America into one large and progressive nation. He enacted liberal reforms in the new Federal Republic of Central America, including freedom of the press, speech and religion. Morazán also limited church power by making marriage secular and abolishing government-aided tithing.
These reforms made him some powerful enemies, and his period of rule was marked by bitter infighting between liberals and conservatives. But through his military skills, Morazán was able to keep a firm grip on power until 1837, when the Federal Republic became irrevocably fractured. This was exploited by the conservative leaders, who rallied around the leadership of Rafael Carrera and in order to protect their own interests, ended up dividing Central America into five nations.
José Francisco Morazán Quezada was born on October 3, 1792, in Tegucigalpa (then in the Captaincy General of Guatemala, now the capital of Honduras) during the waning years of Spanish colonial rule to Eusebio Morazán Alemán and Guadalupe Quezada Borjas, both members of an upper-class Creole family dedicated to trade and agriculture. His grandparents were Juan Bautista Morazán (a Corsican immigrant) and María Borjas Alvarenga. Thirteen days after his birth Morazán was baptized at San Miguel Arcángel church, by father Juan Francisco Márquez.
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