| Pedro Vélez | |
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| Portrait of Pedro Vélez | |
Member of Governing Board of Mexico |
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| In office December 23, 1829 – December 31, 1829 Serving with Lucas Alamán and Luis Quintanar |
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| Preceded by | José María Bocanegra |
| Succeeded by | Anastasio Bustamante |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 28, 1787 Zacatecas, Zacatecas |
| Died | August 5, 1848 (aged 61) Mexico City |
| Nationality | Mexican |
José Pedro Antonio Vélez de Zúñiga (Zacatecas, Zac., July 28, 1787 – August 5, 1848 in Mexico City) was a Mexican politician and lawyer. He was also head of Governing Board of Mexico (also known as Executive Triumvirate) 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 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 . 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 city called Pedro Vélez in the state of Durango.
| Preceded by José María Bocanegra |
Member of the Executive Triumvirate of Mexico 1829 |
Succeeded by Anastasio Bustamante |