José María Viesca

José María Viesca y Montes
José María Viesca y Montes
5th Governor of Coahuila and Texas
	In office; 1827–1830
Preceded by	Víctor Blanco
Succeeded by	Ramón Músquiz
President of the Constituent Congress of Coahuila and Texas
	In office; 15 June 1827 – 24 June 1827
Preceded by	Francisco Antonio Gutiérrez
Succeeded by	José Ignacio Sánchez Navarro (as President of the Congress of Coahuila and Texas)
	In office; 15 March 1827 – 24 April 1827
Preceded by	Santiago Del Valle
Succeeded by	Rafael Ramos Valdés
	In office; 15 November 1826 – 15 December 1826
Preceded by	Dionicio Elizondo
Succeeded by	Juan Vicente Campos
	In office; 15 December 1825 – 15 January 1826
Preceded by	Rafael Ramos Valdés
Succeeded by	Juan Vicente Campos
Personal details
Born	1787; Villa de Santa María de las Parras, Coahuila, Mexico
Died	1856; Unknown
Profession	lawyer and politician

José María Viesca y Montes (1787–1856) was a lawyer and Mexican politician aligned with federalist ideology, who served as Governor of Coahuila and Texas (1827–1830). His brother, Agustín Viesca, took over the role of governor in 1835.

Early life

Viesca y Montes was born in Villa de Santa María de las Parras, Coahuila. He had at least one brother, Agustín Viesca. He was the uncle of former governor of Coahuila Andrés S. Viesca Bagües and was Regidor of the City of Parras.

Career

Like his brother, Agustín, he joined Plan of Iguala on July 5, 1821, but his signature was not recorded in the minutes because of his absence.[1]

He was a member of the delegation of the Internal State East during the Constitutional Convention from 1823 to 1824 and a member of the legislature of Coahuila and Texas in 1824. Later, he was elected governor of Coahuila and Texas, which he held between June 4, 1827 and April 4, 1831.[2] In 1833 he was senator in the same state.

In 1835, he opposed the centralist regime of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna and Texas Independence, but he found little support for his federalist ideology. He was elected deputy for the state of Coahuila until the Constituent Congress of 1856. However, sickness prevented him from attending the conference, and he died the same year.[3]

Legacy

To commemorate both Viesca and Mexican President Anastasio Bustamante, the town of Alamo de Parras, in Coahuila, was named San José de Viesca and Bustamante. The town is now known as Viesca.[4]

References

Contreras Palacios, Gildardo. Se juró en la provincia de Coahuila Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine. El Diario. Post in May 16, 2010. Retrieved in June 17, 2012.
San Buenaventura, Coahuila. Retrieved in June 17, 2012.
Pedraza Salinas, Jorge. Tres acontecimientos históricos Archived 2010-02-18 at the Wayback Machine. El Porvenir. Posted in February 17, 2010. Retrieved in June 17, 2012.
José María Viesca y Montes. Retrieved in June 17, 2012. Coahuila.gob.mx .

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[1] Contreras Palacios, Gildardo. Se juró en la provincia de Coahuila Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine. El Diario. Post in May 16, 2010. Retrieved in June 17, 2012.

[2] San Buenaventura, Coahuila. Retrieved in June 17, 2012.

[3] Pedraza Salinas, Jorge. Tres acontecimientos históricos Archived 2010-02-18 at the Wayback Machine. El Porvenir. Posted in February 17, 2010. Retrieved in June 17, 2012.

[4] José María Viesca y Montes. Retrieved in June 17, 2012. Coahuila.gob.mx .