José Joaquín de Herrera

President of Mexico

23 February 1792 Xalapa, Veracruz, Viceroyalty of New Spain

10 February 1854(1854-02-10) (61) Tacubaya, Mexico

12 September 1844 – 21 September 1844

This article is about the Mexican politician. For the municipality named in his honor, see José Joaquín de Herrera (municipality). José Joaquín Antonio de Herrera (23 February 1792 – 10 February 1854) was a moderate Mexican politician who served as president of Mexico three times (1844, 1844–1845 and 1848–1851), and as a general in the Mexican Army during the Mexican–American War of 1846-1848.