José Matías Delgado
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José Matías Delgado y de León was a Salvadoran politician, priest, and independence leader who was the second political chief of El Salvador. He also served as the president of the National Constituen
Painting of José Matías Delgado (1910)
A painting of the First Independence Movement celebration in San Salvador. At the centre, José Matías Delgado.
A painting by Chilean painter Luis Vergara Ahumada, depicting the signing of the Act by Father José Matías Delgado
Bust of Delgado
Manuel José Arce
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Manuel José Arce y Fagoaga was a Salvadoran statesman and military officer who served as the first president of the Federal Republic of Central America from 1825 to 1829.
José Matías Delgado
…and was unpopular with those residing in San Salvador. In San Salvador, he became a leader of the independence movement. Together with his nephew Manuel José Arce, he was among those who issued the first Cry for Independence in Central America on 5 November 1811 in San Salvador. On this date, he is said to have…
Manuel José Arce y Fagoaga
Some of the leaders of the Cry for Independence on 5 November 1811 in San Salvador. (such as José Matías Delgado, Manuel José Arce and Juan Manuel Rodríguez) appear in the picture of Luis Vergara Ahumada.
General Manuel José Arce; decorated Salvadoran General and president of the Federal Republic of Central America from 1825 to 1829.
Manuel José Arce death, in the national palace in San Salvador