Mariano Riva Palacio Explained

Mariano Riva Palacio
Office:Governor of the State of Mexico
Term Start:29 September 1869
Term End:18 October 1870
Predecessor:Antonio Zimbrón
Successor:Valentín Gómez Tagle
Term Start2:6 January 1857
Term End2:4 July 1857
Predecessor2:Plutarco González
Successor2:Francisco Iturbe
Term Start3:31 August 1849
Term End3:3 May 1852
Predecessor3:Mariano Arizcorreta
Successor3:Luis Madrid
Office4:Minister of Finance
Term Start4:June 1848
Term End4:August 1848
Office5:Minister of Justice
Term Start5:1851
Term End5:1851
Birth Date:4 November 1803
Death Date:20 February 1880
Death Place:Mexico City, Mexico
Profession:Lawyer

Mariano Riva Palacio (1803 - 1880) was a Mexican politician and lawyer during most of the 19th century.

He was born in Mexico City to Esteban de la Riva Palacio and Doña María Dolores Díaz[1] and married Dolores Guerrero, daughter of Gen. Vicente Guerrero, one of the most prominent leaders of the Mexican Independence War.[1] With Maria he had 6 children, including the politician and writer Vicente Riva Palacio and daughter Maria Rosa Riva Palacio, who would go on to marry Mexican General and Politician, Ignacio Zaragoza. Mariano served as a City Councilor for Mexico City (1829), federal congressman (1833), Minister of Justice (1851), Minister of Finance (June - August 1848) and was elected thrice Governor of the State of Mexico (1849, 1857, 1871).[1]

He was also the lawyer appointed to defend the deposed Emperor Maximilian.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Benson Latin American Collection (U. Texas) . Inventory of the Mariano Riva Palacio Collection . 2008-06-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090206083548/http://lib.utexas.edu/benson/Mex_Archives/Riva_Palacio_Mariano.html . 2009-02-06 .