Nicolás Espinoza

General
Nicolás Espinoza
General Nicolás Espinoza
14th Head of State of El Salvador
	In office; 10 April 1835 – 15 November 1835
Deputy	José María Silva
Preceded by	Joaquín Escolán y Balibrera
Succeeded by	Francisco Gómez
2nd Deputy Head of State of El Salvador
	In office; 30 January 1829 – 3 April 1832
Governor	José María Cornejo; José Damián Villacorta; José María Cornejo
Preceded by	Mariano Prado
Succeeded by	Joaquín de San Martín
9th President of the Supreme Court of Justice of El Salvador
	In office; 1840–1841
Preceded by	Eustaquio Cuéllar
Succeeded by	Anselmo Paiz
Personal details
Born	November 1795; Tenancingo, San Salvador
Died	March 1845 (aged 49); Nacaome, Honduras
Political party	Liberal
Occupation	Politician
Military service
Allegiance	Central America; El Salvador
Rank	General

Nicolás Espinoza (November 1795 – March 1845) was a Salvadoran military officer and politician who served as the head of state of El Salvador from 10 April 1835 to 15 November 1835.^[1] At the time, El Salvador was a constituent state of the Federal Republic of Central America.

Biography

Nicolás Espinoza was born in November 1795 in Tenancingo, then a part of New Spain.^[2]

The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador elected Espinoza as the state's head of state in the March 1835 election.^[3]

Espinoza served as the president of the Supreme Court of Justice of El Salvador from 1840 to 1841.^[4] He died in Nacaome, Honduras in March 1845.^[2]

References

Citations

^ Leistenschneider & Leistenschneider 1980, p. 38.
^ ^a ^b Leistenschneider & Leistenschneider 1980, p. 39.
^ "Elections and Events 1811–1849". University of California, San Diego. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
^ Supreme Court of Justice of El Salvador 2024.

Biography

Leistenschneider, María & Leistenschneider, Freddy (1980). Gobernantes de El Salvador: Biografías [Governors of El Salvador: Biographies] (in Spanish). Ministry of the Interior. OCLC 7876291. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
"Presidentes del Órgano Judicial" [Presidents of the Judicial Branch]. Supreme Court of Justice of El Salvador (in Spanish). 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2025.

[FOOTNOTELeistenschneiderLeistenschneider198038-1] Leistenschneider & Leistenschneider 1980, p. 38.

[FOOTNOTELeistenschneiderLeistenschneider198039-2] Leistenschneider & Leistenschneider 1980, p. 39.

[3] "Elections and Events 1811–1849". University of California, San Diego. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2025.

[FOOTNOTESupreme_Court_of_Justice_of_El_Salvador2024-4] Supreme Court of Justice of El Salvador 2024.

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Heads of state of El Salvador
List of heads of state of El Salvador
Post-independence (1821–1823)	Barriere Delgado Filísola Codallos Consultive Junta^‡ Prado^†
Federal Republic of Central America (1823–1841)	J. Rodríguez Prado J. V. Villacorta Prado Cornejo J. D. Villacorta Cornejo Morazán^† J. San Martín Prado J. San Martín C. Salazar^† G. Salazar^† Escolán^† Silva F. Gómez Vigil T. Menéndez Vigil T. Menéndez Cañas^† Morazán Silva^† Cañas^† Ramírez^† Lindo^†
Republic of El Salvador (1841–1931)	Lindo^† Arce^† Marín^† J. J. Guzmán D. Villacorta^† Marín^† J. J. Guzmán Arce^† Palacios^† Malespín Palacios^† J. E. Guzmán Palacios^† Aguilar Palacios^† Aguilar Medina^† Quirós^† Vasconcelos R. Rodríguez^† Vasconcelos Dueñas^† Quirós^† Dueñas J. M. San Martín^† Dueñas V. Gómez^† J. M. San Martín J. Hernández^† J. M. San Martín Dueñas^† Campo Dueñas^† Campo Zepeda^† Santín Barrios^† Santín J. E. Guzmán^† Peralta^† Barrios Dueñas González Méndez^† González del Valle Zaldívar Guirola^† Zaldívar Figueroa^† Rosales^† F. Menéndez C. Ezeta A. Ezeta^† Gutiérrez Regalado Escalón Figueroa M. Araujo C. Meléndez^† Quiñónez^† C. Meléndez Quiñónez^† J. Meléndez Quiñónez P. Romero A. Araujo
Military presidents (1931–1979)	Civic Directory^‡ Hernández Martínez^† A. Menéndez^† Hernández Martínez A. Menéndez^† Aguirre^† Castaneda Revolutionary Council of Government^‡ Osorio Lemus Junta of Government^‡ Civic-Military Directory^‡ Cordón^† Rivera F. Sánchez A. Molina C. Romero
Salvadoran Civil War (1979–1992)	Revolutionary Government Junta^‡ Magaña Duarte Cristiani
Post-Civil War (since 1992)	Cristiani Calderón Flores Saca Funes S. Sánchez Bukele C. Rodríguez^†
^† – Acting or provisional president ^‡ – Military junta