Anastasio Bustamante

President of Mexico

27 July 1780 Jiquilpan, New Spain

6 February 1853(1853-02-06) (72) San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

1 January 1830 – 13 August 1832

4th President of Mexico In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bustamante and the second or maternal family name is Oseguera. Anastasio Bustamante4th President of MexicoIn office 1 January 1830 – 13 August 1832Vice President Pedro VélezPreceded by José María BocanegraSucceeded by Melchor MúzquizIn office 19 April 1837 – 20 March 1839Preceded by José Justo CorroSucceeded by Antonio López de Santa AnnaIn office 19 July 1839 – 22 September 1841Preceded by Nicolás BravoSucceeded by Francisco Javier Echeverría2nd Vice President of MexicoIn office 11 June 1829 – 23 December 1832PresidentVicente Guerrero José María Bocanegra Pedro Vélez Himself Melchor MúzquizPreceded by Nicolás BravoSucceeded by Pedro Vélez Personal detailsBornAnastasio Bustamante y Oseguera (1780-07-27 ) 27 July 1780 Jiquilpan, New SpainDied6 February 1853(1853-02-06) (aged 72) San Miguel de Allende, MexicoNationality Mexican Political partyConservativeSignature Anastasio Bustamante y Oseguera (Spanish pronunciation:  ; 27 July 1780 – 6 February 1853) was a Mexican military general and politician who served as president of Mexico three times. He participated in the Mexican War of Independence initially as a royalist before siding with Agustín de Iturbide and supporting the Plan of Iguala. Bustamante was a member of the Provisional Government Junta, the first governing body of Mexico. After the fall of the First Mexican Empire, his support for Iturbide was pardoned by President Guadalupe Victoria. The controversial 1828 general election sparked riots forcing the results to be nullified, as a result, Congress named him Vice President while the liberal Vicente Guerrero was named President. Bustamante's command of a military reserve during the Barradas Expedition in 1829 allowed him to launch a coup d'état ousting Guerrero. During his first term as president, he expelled US Minister Joel Roberts Poinsett, issued a law prohibiting American immigration, and returned the conservative statesman Lucas Alamán to power. Opponents of his regime proclaimed the Plan of Veracruz in 1832 ultimately forcing him into exile. The Texas Revolution gave Bustamante the chance to return to Mexico and smoothly reassume the presidency in early 1837. Refusal to compensate French losses in Mexico resulted in the disastrous Pastry War in late 1838. Bustamante briefly stepped down in 1839 to suppress a rebellion led by José de Urrea. Relations with the United States were restored and treaties signed with European powers. Further rebellions forced him into a second exile in 1841. Bustamante returned in 1845 and participated in the Mexican–American War. He spent his last years in San Miguel de Allende where he died in 1853.