Pedro Vélez

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José Pedro Vélez

President of Mexico
In office December 23, 1829 – December 31, 1829
Preceded by	José María Bocanegra
Succeeded by	Anastasio Bustamante

Born	July 28, 1787 Zacatecas, Zacatecas
Died	August 5, 1848 Mexico City

José Pedro Vélez (July 28, 1787, Zacatecas—August 5, 1848, Mexico City) was a Mexican politician and lawyer. He was also interim president of México briefly in 1829.

Vélez was born into a well-to-do family. He studied in Zacatecas and Mexico City, becoming a lawyer.

He occupied the post of justice minister and minister of religious affairs. He also became head of the Mexican Supreme Court (in succession to Miguel Domínguez) during the presidency of Vicente Guerrero. Guerrero temporarily left the presidency to José María Bocanegra in 1829 to combat a rebellion in Jalapa, Veracruz, but Bocanegra was overthrown within a week (Plan de Jalapa). The Council of Government named a Supreme Executive Authority to occupy the presidency temporarily. As president of the Supreme Court, Vélez was named to lead this triumvirate, which also included General Luis de Quintanar and historian Lucas Alamán, leaders of the rebellion against Bocanegra. Quintanar was a strong supporter of Anastasio Bustamante, leader of the Plan de Jalapa against Guerrero and Guerrero's former vice-president.

Vélez was president between December 23 and 31, after which Bustamante assumed the presidency.

Thereafter Vélez retired to private life and the exercise of the legal profession. He again presided in the Supreme Court of Justice in 1844 and in January to April 1846. He died in Mexico City on August 5, 1848.

There is a Pedro Vélez city in the Mexican State of Durango.

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(Spanish) "Vélez, Pedro," Enciclopedia de México, v. 14. Mexico City, 1996, ISBN 1-56409-016-7.
(Spanish) Cosío Villegas, Daniel. Historia General de México, El Colegio de México, México, 1976, ISBN 968-12-0969-9 [1]
(Spanish) García Puron, Manuel, México y sus gobernantes, v. 2. Mexico City: Joaquín Porrúa, 1984.
(Spanish) Orozco Linares, Fernando, Gobernantes de México. Mexico City: Panorama Editorial, 1985, ISBN 968-38-0260-5.