José Gregorio Salazar
José Gregorio Salazar | |
|---|---|
| President of Central America | |
| In office 16 September 1834 – 14 February 1835 Interim President | |
| Preceded by | Francisco Morazán |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Morazán |
| Head of State of El Salvador | |
| In office 13 July 1834 – 30 September 1834 Provisional Head of State | |
| Preceded by | Carlos Salazar Castro |
| Succeeded by | Joaquín Escolán y Balibrera |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José Gregorio Salazar y Castro 1773 |
| Died | 1 February 1838 (aged 64–65) |
| Party | Liberal |
| Occupation | Politician |
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "otherparty". Replace with "other_party".
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "vicepresident1". Replace with "vice_president1".
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "vicepresident". Replace with "vice_president".
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox officeholder with deprecated parameter "nationality". It should be removed.
José Gregorio Salazar y Castro (1773 – 1 February 1838) was a general and a Liberal politician in Central America. He was acting president of the Federal Republic of Central America from September 16, 1834 to February 14, 1835, in between two administrations of Francisco Morazán. In 1838 he was assassinated by a mob supporting rebel General Rafael Carrera.
Salazar's parents were Gregorio Salazar and Francisca Lara Mogrovejo. He married Francisca Castro y Lara. Their son, General Carlos Salazar, served briefly as provisional president of the state of El Salvador, from June 23 to July 13, 1834.