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.

Political offices
Preceded by Mariano Prado	Deputy Head of State of El Salvador 1829–1832	Succeeded by Joaquín de San Martín
Preceded by Joaquín Escolán y Balibrera	Head of State of El Salvador 1835	Succeeded by Francisco Gómez
Preceded by Eustaquio Cuéllar	President of the Supreme Court of Justice of El Salvador 1840–1841	Succeeded by Anselmo Paiz

[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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v t e 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 Espinoza 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