Manuel María Lombardini

Manuel María Lombardini
21st President of Mexico
In office 8 February 1853 – 20 April 1853
Preceded by	Juan Bautista Ceballos
Succeeded by	Antonio López de Santa Anna
Personal details
Born	23 July 1802(1802-07-23) Mexico City
Died	22 December 1853(1853-12-22) (aged 51) Mexico City
Nationality	Mexican
Political party	Conservative

Manuel José María Ignacio Lombardini de la Torre (23 July 1802 – 22 December 1853) was a Mexican general and politician who supported Antonio López de Santa Anna. From 8 February 1853 to 20 April 1853 he served as president of Mexico.

He joined the army at age 12, enlisting as a cadet in the Company of Patriots of Tacubaya during the Mexican War of Independence. After the war he retired from the army, but returned in 1832.

In 1836 he fought in the Texas War, where he was promoted to lieutenant colonel, and in 1838 in the Pastry War against France. In 1847, during the United States invasion, he gained fame at the Battle of La Angostura. Also in 1847 he was given the military command of the state of Querétaro. In 1849 he became commander of the army (jefe de la plana mayor del ejército). In 1853, now a brigadier, he received command of the state of Mexico.

In 1853 he took part in the revolt of Jalisco against General Mariano Arista, who was serving as president. Juan Bautista Ceballos occupied the presidency briefly, and then transferred power to Lombardini, as provisional president.

As president, he improved the roads to Veracruz and Acapulco and regulated navigation on Lake Chalco. He founded the school of engineering at the Academia de San Carlos.

Lombardini served from 8 February 1853 to 20 April 1853, when Santa Anna returned to the presidency from exile in Jamaica. Santa Anna named him commander of the garrison of Mexico City, where he would die a few months later, in December.

References

• "Lombardini, Manuel María," Enciclopedia de México, v. 8. Mexico City, 1996, ISBN 1-56409-016-7.
• García Puron, Manuel, México y sus gobernantes, v. 2. Mexico City: Joaquín Porrua, 1984.
• Orozco Linares, Fernando, Gobernantes de México. Mexico City: Panorama Editorial, 1985, ISBN 968-38-0260-5.

Persondata
Name	Lombardini, Manuel Maria
Alternative names	Lombardini, Manuel María (Spanish)
Short description	President of Mexico (1853)
Date of birth	1802-07-23
Place of birth	Mexico City, Mexico
Date of death	1853-12-02
Place of death	Mexico City, Mexico