José Tadeo Monagas

José Tadeo Monagas
Portrait by Martín Tovar y Tovar

President of Venezuela
In office 1 March 1847 – 5 February 1851
Preceded by	Carlos Soublette
Succeeded by	José Gregorio Monagas
In office January 20, 1855 – March 15, 1858
Preceded by	José Gregorio Monagas
Succeeded by	Pedro Gual Escandon

Personal details
Born	(1784-10-28)28 October 1784 Maturín, Monagas
Died	18 November 1868(1868-11-18) (aged 84) Caracas
Political party	Conservative Party Liberal Party
Spouse(s)	Luisa Oriach Ladrón de Guevara
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José Tadeo Monagas Burgos (28 October 1784 – 18 November 1868) was President of Venezuela 1847–1851 and 1855–1858, and a hero of the Venezuelan War of Independence.

Career

Presidency

In 1846, to head off the challenge from the Liberal Party, ex-President and kingmaker José Antonio Páez selected Monagas as Conservative candidate. Páez thought Monagas could be controlled but he gravitated toward the Liberals, and eventually dispersed the Congress. In 1848 Páez led a rebellion against Monagas but was defeated by General Santiago Mariño in the 'Battle of the Araguatos', imprisoned, and eventually exiled.^[1]

As a member of the Liberal Party, he abolished capital punishment for political crimes. The Liberal Party also passed laws that abolished slavery, extended suffrage, and limited interest rates. José Tadeo Monagas also supported his brother José Gregorio for the presidency.

José Tadeo Monagas and his brother José Gregorio Monagas combined rule 1847-1858 is commonly referred to as the Monagas Dynasty or "Monagato". During José Tadeo's second term, the Monagas brothers attempted to end term limits and extend presidential terms to six-years, which instead ended with the overthrow of José Tadeo at the hands of Julián Castro and his Liberal and Conservative allies.

Personal life

Monagas was married to Luisa Oriach Ladrón de Guevara, who served as First Lady of Venezuela from 1847 until 1851. She was then First Lady again from 1855 until 1858.

Luisa Oriach Ladrón de Guevara

References

(in Spanish) José Tadeo Monagas — Official biography.
(in Spanish) José Tadeo Monagas

External links

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(in Spanish) José Tadeo Monagas Biography

Political offices
Preceded by Carlos Soublette	11th President of Venezuela 1 March 1847 – 5 February 1851	Succeeded by José Gregorio Monagas
Preceded by José Gregorio Monagas	13th President of Venezuela 20 January 1855 – 15 March 1858	Succeeded by Pedro Gual Escandon

President of Venezuela (list)
Since 1830	Páez Narvarte Vargas Carreño Vargas Narvarte Carreño Soublette Páez Soublette J. T. Monagas J. G. Monagas J. T. Monagas Gual J. Castro Gual Tovar Gual Páez Falcón Bruzual Villegas J. R. Monagas Villegas Guzmán Linares Valera Guzmán Crespo Guzmán H. López Rojas Andueza Villegas Villegas Pulido Crespo Andrade C. Castro Gómez Gil Fortoul Márquez Gómez J. Pérez Gómez López Contreras Medina Betancourt Gallegos Delgado Chalbaud Suárez Flamerich Pérez Jiménez Larrazábal Sanabria Betancourt Leoni Caldera C. Pérez Herrera Lusinchi C. Pérez Lepage Velásquez Caldera Chávez Cabello Chávez Maduro
Acting / interim / caretaker presidents shown in italics

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