Juan Lindo
| Juan Lindo | |
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| President of Honduras | |
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In office 2 February 1847 – 1 February 1852 |
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| Preceded by | Francisco Ferrera |
| Succeeded by | Jose Trinidad Cabañas |
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In office 7 January 1841 – 1 February 1842 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
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| Born | 16 May 1790 Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Died | 23 April 1857 (aged 66) Gracias, Honduras |
| Political party | Conservative Party |
| Occupation | Lawyer, Politician |
| Religion | Catholic |
Juan Nepomuceno Fernández Lindo y Zelaya (generally known as Juan Lindo) (16 May 1790, Tegucigalpa, Honduras – 23 April 1857, Gracias, Honduras) was a Conservative Central American politician, president of the Republic of El Salvador from 1841 to 1842 and of the Republic of Honduras from 1847 to 1852.
Lindo was born into a landholding family. There is some question about his birth and death dates. Some sources give 1770 for his birth and some give 1853 for his death. In 1814 he became a lawyer (licenciado en derecho) at the Universidad de San Carlos in Guatemala. After graduation, he worked for the Spanish regime. After the independence of Central America from Spain, he was intendente of the Province of Comayagua (1821). He was one of the promoters of annexation of Central America to the Mexican Empire of Agustín de Iturbide, which he favored over Guatemala.
He was elected deputy to the Legislative Assembly of Honduras in 1826. The following year he aided Conservative José Justo Milla in his defeat of Honduran Chief of State Dionisio de Herrera. He was a deputy to the constituent assembly that was convoked in June 1838, where he represented the Conservative Party. From his position in the assembly, he promoted the separation of Honduras from the Federal Republic of Central America, in October 1838.
In 1840 he traveled to El Salvador, where with the help of General Francisco Malespín he became secretary of state, from October 1840 to January 1841. Afterwards he was elected provisional chief of state of the State of El Salvador, from 7 January to 22 February 1841, succeeding Colonel Antonio José Cañas Quintanilla. That day, the constituent assembly declared El Salvador independent of the Central American Federation, and Lindo became President of the now-independent republic, serving until 1 February 1842.
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