José Alejandro de Aycinena y Carrillo (24 April 1767 – 26 May 1826) was a Spanish military officer and politician who served as the Colonial Intendant of the Intendancy of San Salvador from 1811 to 1812.
Colonel José Alejandro de Aycinena | |
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| Colonial Intendant of San Salvador | |
| In office 3 December 1811 – August 1812 Provisional Colonial Intendant | |
| Monarch | José I |
| Preceded by | José Batres y Asturias |
| Succeeded by | José Peinado y Pezonarte |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 April 1767 Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala, Spanish Empire |
| Died | 26 May 1826 (aged 59) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Mariana de Micheo y Delgado |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Aycinena Family |
| Alma mater | Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala |
| Occupation | Military, politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Spain |
| Branch/service | Spanish Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | Infantry Militias |
| Battles/wars | 1811 Independence Movement |
Early and personal life
editJosé Alejandro de Aycinena y Carrillo was born on 24 April 1767 in Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala, which was then a part of the Spanish Empire.[1] His father was Juan Fermín de Aycinena e Irigoyen (es), a member of the conservative Aycinena Family (es), and his mother was Ana María Carrillo y Gálvez de Corral.[1][2] He was the Rector of the M. I. University of Guatemala and the Attorney of the Real Audiencia of Guatemala.[3]
Military career
editAycinena y Carrillo was a Colonel in the Spanish Army and was in command of the Milicias de Infantería (Infantry Militias).[1] On 5 November 1811, 400 Salvadorans led by José Matías Delgado and Manuel José Arce in the Intendancy of San Salvador declared independence and overthrew its Colonial Intendant, Antonio Gutiérrez y Ulloa.[4] Gutiérrez y Ulloa was replaced by José Mariano Batres y Asturias by the independence leaders.[1][4][5] Aycinena y Carrillo was sent into San Salvador to crush the rebellion.[1][6] On 3 December 1811, after suppressing the independence movement, Aycinena y Carrillo became the Colonial Intendant of San Salvador to bring "tranquility and betterment" to the intendancy.[1][3][7][8] His term as Colonial Intendant ended in August 1812 when he was elected as Advisor of the State of the Real Audiencia of Guatemala, being replaced by José María Peinado y Pezonarte.[1][8]
Death
editAycinena y Carrillo died on 26 May 1826.
References
editCitations
editBibliography
edit- Cañas (17 October 1812). Al Excmo. Señor Don Jose de Ayzinena y Carrillo de la Noble Casa del Marquesado de Ayzinena [To the Hon. Mr. Don Jose de Ayzinena y Carrillo de la Noble Casa del Marquesado de Ayzinena] (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- Chandler, David L. "La Casa Aycinena" [The House of Aycinena] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 September 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- Cruz Pacheco, José Santa; Cadenas y Vicent, Vicente (1981). "Relacion de los Alcaldes Mayores de San Salvador" [Relation of the Greater Mayors of San Salvador]. Hidalguía – La Revista de Genealogia, Nobelza y Armas [Hidalguía - The Magazine of Genealogy, Nobility and Arms] (in Spanish). Vol. 166–167. Madrid, Spain: Publicación Bimenstral. pp. 469–480. ISSN 0018-1285. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
{{cite book}}:|journal=ignored (help) - Meléndez Chaverri, Carlos (1961). José Matías Delgado, Prócer Centroamericano [José Matías Delgado, Central American Procreator] (in Spanish). Vol. 8 (2 ed.). San Salvador: Directorate of Publications and Prints, National Council for Culture and Art (published 2000). pp. 9–343. ISBN 9992300574. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- Vives, Pedro A. (November 1986). Intendencias y Poder en Centroamérica: La Reforma Incautada [Intendancies and Power in Central America: The Seized Reform] (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Retrieved 12 April 2021.