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Herrera, José Joaquín

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Herrera, José Joaquín (hōsā` hwäkēn` ārā`rä), 1792–1854, president of Mexico (1844–45, 1848–51). Rising to power after the collapse of Santa Anna's second presidential administration, he incurred the disfavor of ultraconservatives by attempting to avoid war with the United States; a revolution led by Paredes y Arrillaga Paredes y Arrillaga, Mariano (märyä`nō pärā`thās ē ärēyä`gä)
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 resulted in his resignation. After the war he again held the presidency and attempted to reform the government, but his administration was hampered by insurrections of native peoples, political unrest, and a staggering national debt. He was succeeded by Mariano Arista Arista, Mariano (märyä`nō ärē`stä), 1802–55, Mexican general and president (1851–53).
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See biography by T. E. Cotner (1949, repr. 1969).



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