Pedro Barriere

Pedro Barriere
1st Political Chief of San Salvador
In office
21 September 1821 – 28 November 1821
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byJosé Matías Delgado
Colonial Intendant of San Salvador
In office
1819 – 21 September 1821
Interim Colonial Intendant
MonarchFerdinand VII
Preceded byJosé María Peinado
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
BornPedro Ortiz de la Barriere
1768
Died18 May 1827(1827-05-18) (aged 58–59)
Milingo, El Salvador
Spouse
Ana Paulina Pajares Palacios
(m. 1812; died 1819)
OccupationPolitician, military officer, lawyer
Military service
Allegiance
Years of service18th century – 1827
RankColonel
Battles/wars
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Pedro Ortiz de la Barriere (1768 – 18 May 1827) was a Spanish politician, military officer, and lawyer who served as the colonial intendant of the Intendancy of San Salvador from 1819 until 1821. He also served the first head of state of the Province of San Salvador (modern-day El Salvador) after the signing of the Act of Independence of Central America from September to November 1821. He was killed in action at the Battle of Milingo during the First Central American Civil War.