List of presidents of the Republic of the Rio Grande

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FormationJanuary 17, 1840
AbolishedNovember 6, 1840

This is a list of the presidents of the Republic of the Rio Grande that insurgents against the Central Mexican Government sought to establish in northern Mexico. The rebellion lasted from January 17 to November 6, 1840 and the Republic of the Rio Grande was never officially recognized.

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On January 17, 1840 a meeting was held at the Oreveña Ranch near Laredo. [1] A group of notables from the states of Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas advocated a rebellion seeking secession from Mexico and formation of their own federal republic with Laredo as the capital. However, those states' own congresses and governments never took any action to support the insurgents, and requested the help of the Central government in Mexico City to aid the local state armies. [2]

The insurgents designated their own officials. They were:

Officeholders

In officePresident
January 17, 1840 – November 6, 1840 Jesús de Cárdenas

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References

  1. The text of the constitution is available in Dippel, Horst, ed., Constitutions of the world from the late 18th century to the middle of the 19th century America Vol. 1. Constitutional documents of the United States of America Pt. 6. Rio Grande – Texas, München Saur 2008, ISBN   978-3-598-35756-5, pp. 9–13, “Ley orgánica de la República del Río Grande (1840)”
  2. David M. Vigness, "REPUBLIC OF THE RIO GRANDE," Handbook of Texas Online , accessed September 23, 2011. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.