# José María Guerrero de Arcos

_President of Nicaragua (1799-1852)_

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> José María de la Cruz Guerrero de Arcos y Molina was a Nicaraguan lawyer and politician, member of the short lived centrist Republican Party, who served in the 1839 Honduran Council of Ministers and as the 5th Supreme Director of Nicaragua from 6 April 1847 to 1 January 1849.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1799 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q435382#P569))
- **Place of birth:** León ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q435382#P19))
- **Died:** 1852 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q435382#P570))
- **Place of death:** Nicaragua ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q435382#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Nicaragua ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q435382#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; lawyer; head of state ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q435382#P106))
- **Positions held:** President of Honduras (27 April 1839 – 10 August 1839); President of Nicaragua ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q435382#P39))

## Questions

**When was José María Guerrero de Arcos born?**  
José María Guerrero de Arcos was born on 1799 in León.

**What positions has José María Guerrero de Arcos held?**  
Positions held by José María Guerrero de Arcos include: President of Honduras (1839–1839); President of Nicaragua.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): José María Guerrero de Arcos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mar%C3%ADa_Guerrero_de_Arcos) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q435382](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q435382) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: JoseMariaGuerrero.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JoseMariaGuerrero.jpg)

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## Cite this page

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