José Tadeo Monagas

Infobox_President | name=José Tadeo Monagas


order=11th President of Venezuela
term_start=January 20, 1847
term_end=February 5, 1851
predecessor=Carlos Soublette
successor= José Gregorio Monagas
order2=13th President of Venezuela
term_start2=January 20, 1855
term_end2=March 15, 1858
predecessor2=José Gregorio Monagas
successor2=Pedro Gual Escandon
birth_date= birth date|1784|10|28|mf=y
birth_place= Maturín, Monagas
death_date= death date and age|1868|11|18|1784|10|28|mf=y
death_place= Caracas
party=Conservative Party
Liberal Party
religion=Roman Catholic


spouse=Luisa Oriach Ladrón de Guevara |

José Tadeo Monagas (October 28 1784 - November 18 1868) was President of Venezuela 1847-1851 and 1855-1858, and a hero of the Venezuelan Wars of Independence. This Monagas was one of the most unpopular presidents in Venezuelan history, distinguished by his nepotist and favoritism-bound policies, his disregard for laws passed by Congress when he disagreed with them, and the amount of power he attributed to the Executive branch. During his second term, he arranged for a new Constitution (passed in 1858) which would grant him further powers. The administration he set up would eventually lead to a constitutional (and armed) crisis.

As a member of the Liberal Party, he abolished capital punishment for political crimes. 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. It ended with the overthrow of José Tadeo at the hands of Julián Castro and his allies during José Tadeo's second term.