José Joaquín de Olmedo y Maruri (March 20, 1780 – February 19, 1847) was President of Ecuador from March 6, 1845 to December 8, 1845. A patriot and poet, he was the son of the Spanish Captain Don Miguel de Olmedo y Troyano and the Guayaquilean Ana Francisca de Maruri y Salavarría.
On October 9, 1820, Olmedo and others declared the city of Guayaquil independent from Spain. He was President of the Free Province of Guayaquil until it was united to Gran Colombia by Simón Bolívar against Olmedo's will. He was also twice mayor of Guayaquil.
José Joaquín de Olmedo
×CloseEcuadorian lawyer, writer and politician. Vicepresident of Ecuador (1780-1847)
Born | 1780 |
Died | 1847 |
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José Joaquín de Olmedo
×CloseEcuadorian lawyer, writer and politician. Vicepresident of Ecuador (1780-1847)
Born | 1780 |
Died | 1847 |
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- OLID: OL1662669A
- ISNI: 0000000109118839
- VIAF: 68942013
- Wikidata: Q981503
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q981503
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