Guadalupe Victoria
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| Missing image Guadalupe_victoria.jpg Image:Guadalupe_victoria.jpg Guadalupe Victoria (Miguel Fernández Félix ) President of Mexico | |
| Order: | 1st President |
| Term of office: | October 10, 1824 to March 31, 1829 |
| Preceded by: | None Pedro Celestino Negrete (Ordered of the Executive Authority) |
| Date of birth: | September 29,1786 |
| Birthplace: | Tamazula, Durango |
| Date of death: | March 21, 1843 |
| Place of death: | Perote, Veracruz |
| Profession: | Lawyer |
| Political party: | None |
Guadalupe Victoria, born Miguel Fernández Félix in the state of Durango, Mexico, was the first President of Mexico from 1824 to 1829.
Born in Tamazula, Durango he studied Law in the Colegio de San Ildefonso. In 1811 he joined the revolution proclaimed by Miguel Hidalgo and fought under José María Morelos y Pavón. After Morelos' execution he fought in Oaxaca and Veracruz.
After his defeat near the town of Palmillas, Veracruz, he remained hidden in the mountains till Agustín de Iturbide and Vicente Guerrero issued the Plan de Iguala, which called for an independent country under an European Monarch. Firmly Republican, he supported Antonio López de Santa Anna and signed the Plan de Casa Mata with the purpose to overthrow then Emperor Iturbide.
He became the first president of the new country after the overthrow of Emperor Agustín de Iturbide. Victoria chose his new name for symbolic significance: Guadalupe to give thanks for the protection of Our Lady of Guadalupe, and Victoria which means Victory.
During his tenure he abolished slavery, established the Colegio Militar ("Military Academy"), signed a diplomatic Treaty with the United Kingdom, and expelled Spanish citizens unloyal to the government of the new country. He also was the first President to repeat Miguel Hidalgo's Grito de Dolores.
He died of Epilepsy in Perote, Veracruz in 1843 where he was interred. In August 25, 1845 he was declared Benemérito de la Patria ("Father of the Motherland") by the Mexican Congress. In 1925 his remains were moved to the mausoleum at the base of El Angel de la Independecia in Mexico City.
| Preceded by: (none) | President of Mexico 1824–1829 | Succeeded by: Vicente Guerrero Template:End boxes:Guadalupe Victoria fr:Guadalupe Victoria nl:Guadalupe Victoria |