José Damián Villacorta

José Damián Villacorta
Head of State of El Salvador
In office
16 February 1830 – 4 December 1830
Acting Head of State
Vice PresidentHimself
Preceded byJosé María Cornejo
Succeeded byJosé María Cornejo
2nd Vice Head of State of El Salvador
In office
30 January 1829 – 3 April 1832
PresidentJosé María Cornejo
Preceded byMariano Prado
Succeeded byJoaquín de San Martín (acting)
57th President of the National Assembly of El Salvador
In office
8 May 1835 – 22 May 1835
Preceded byMariano Antonio de Lara
Succeeded byLuis Ayala
13th President of the Supreme Court of Justice of El Salvador
In office
1851–1857
Preceded byJosé Miguel Montoya
Succeeded byUlloa Cruz
Deputy of the National Assembly of El Salvador
In office
14 January 1835 – 22 May 1835
Personal details
BornJosé Damián Villacorta Cañas
1796 (1796)
Died11 June 1860(1860-06-11) (aged 63–64)
Nueva San Salvador, El Salvador
PartyIndependent
SpouseFrancisca de la Cotera
Alma materUniversity of San Carlos
OccupationPolitician, lawyer
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José Damián Villacorta Cañas (1796 – 11 June 1860) was a Salvadoran politician and lawyer who served as the head of state of El Salvador in 1830, then a part of the Federal Republic of Central America. He also served as the vice head of state of El Salvador from 1829 to 1832, the president of the National Assembly in 1835, and the president of the Supreme Court of Justice from 1851 to 1857.