José María Viesca

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Viesca and the second or maternal family name is Montes.
José María Viesca y Montes
3rd Governor of Coahuila and Texas
In office
4 July 1827 – 4 April 1831
Preceded byVíctor Blanco
Succeeded byRamón Músquiz
President of the Constituent Congress of Coahuila and Texas
In office
15 June 1827 – 24 June 1827
Preceded byFrancisco Antonio Gutiérrez
Succeeded byJosé Ignacio Sánchez Navarro (as President of the Congress of Coahuila and Texas)
In office
15 March 1827 – 24 April 1827
Preceded bySantiago Del Valle
Succeeded byRafael Ramos Valdés
In office
15 November 1826 – 15 December 1826
Preceded byDionicio Elizondo
Succeeded byJuan Vicente Campos
In office
15 December 1825 – 15 January 1826
Preceded byRafael Ramos Valdés
Succeeded byJuan Vicente Campos
Personal details
Born1787 (1787)
Villa de Santa María de las Parras, Coahuila, Mexico
Died1856(1856-00-00) (aged 68–69)
Professionlawyer 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.

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