José Mariano Michelena

military officer

July 14, 1772 Valladolid, New Spain

May 10, 1852(1852-05-10) (79) Morelia, Mexico

April 1, 1823 – October 10, 1824Serving with Guadalupe Victoria Pedro Celestino Negrete Miguel Domínguez Nicolás Bravo and Vicente Guerrero

José Mariano Michelena (sometimes José Mariano de Michelena) (July 14, 1772, Valladolid, Michoacán – May 10, 1852, Valladolid) was a Spanish military officer in New Spain and Spain, a precursor of Mexican independence, and a politician in independent Mexico. He introduced coffee to Mexico.