# Cabinet of José María de Achá

The Achá Cabinet constituted the 26th to 29th cabinets of the Bolivian Republic. It was formed on 17 May 1861, 13 days after José María de Achá was sworn-in as the 14th president of Bolivia following his election by the Constituent National Assembly, succeeding the Government Junta. It was dissolved on 28 December 1864 upon Achá's overthrow in a coup d'état and was succeeded by the Cabinet of Mariano Melgarejo.

## Composition

| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Prof. | Took office | Left office | Term |
| President | José María de Achá | Mil. | Mil. | 4 May 1861 | 15 August 1862 | 1,334 |
| President | José María de Achá | Mil. | Mil. | 15 August 1862 | 28 December 1864 | 1,334 |
| Minister of the Interior and Justice | Ruperto Fernández | Ind. | Law. | 17 May 1861 | 29 November 1861 | 196 |
| Minister of the Interior, Justice, and Foreign Affairs | Manuel Macedonio Salinas | Ind. | Law. | 29 November 1861 | 5 December 1861 | 323 |
| Secretary General | Manuel Macedonio Salinas | Ind. | Law. | 5 December 1861 | 23 December 1861 | 323 |
| Minister of Government and Foreign Affairs | Manuel Macedonio Salinas | Ind. | Law. | 23 December 1861 | 6 September 1862 | 323 |
| Minister of Government, Worship, and Foreign Affairs | Manuel Macedonio Salinas | Ind. | Law. | 6 September 1862 | 18 October 1862 | 323 |
| Minister of Government, Worship, and Foreign Affairs | Lucas Mendoza de la Tapia | Ind. | Mag. | 18 October 1862 | 22 December 1862 | 65 |
| Minister of Government, Justice, and Foreign Affairs | Juan de la Cruz Benavente | Ind. | Law. | 22 December 1862 | 28 March 1863 | 96 |
| Minister of Government, Justice, and Foreign Affairs | Marceliano Cárdenas | Ind. | Law. | 28 March 1863 | 30 March 1863 | 2 |
| Minister of Government, Worship, and Foreign Affairs | Rafael Bustillo | Ind. | Law. | 30 March 1863 | 1 November 1864 | 582 |
| Minister of Government, Worship, and Foreign Affairs | Serapio Reyes Ortiz | Ind. | Law. | 1 November 1864 | 28 December 1864 | 57 |
| Minister of War | Manuel de Sagárnaga | Mil. | Mil. | 17 May 1861 | 20 June 1861 | 34 |
| Minister of War | Celedonio Ávila | Mil. | Mil. | 20 June 1861 | 19 September 1862 | 456 |
| Minister of War | Sebastián Ágreda | Mil. | Mil. | 19 September 1862 | 22 December 1862 | 94 |
| Minister of War | Juan Sánchez | Mil. | Mil. | 22 December 1862 | 11 May 1863 | 140 |
| Minister of War | Sebastián Ágreda | Mil. | Mil. | 11 May 1863 | 28 December 1864 | 597 |
| Minister of Finance and Foreign Affairs | Rafael Bustillo | Ind. | Law. | 17 May 1861 | 29 November 1861 | 196 |
| Minister of Finance | Rudesindo Carvajal | Ind. | Law. | 29 November 1861 | 23 December 1861 | 323 |
| Minister of Finance and Worship | Rudesindo Carvajal | Ind. | Law. | 23 December 1861 | 6 September 1862 | 323 |
| Minister of Finance | Rudesindo Carvajal | Ind. | Law. | 6 September 1862 | 18 October 1862 | 323 |
| Minister of Finance | Aniceto Arce | Ind. | Law. | 18 October 1862 | 22 December 1862 | 65 |
| Minister of Finance | Melchor Urquidi | Ind. | Mag. | 22 December 1862 | 10 January 1864 | 384 |
| Minister of Finance | Miguel María de Aguirre | Ind. | Eco. | 10 January 1864 | 28 December 1864 | 353 |
| Minister of Public Instruction and Worship | Manuel Macedonio Salinas | Ind. | Law. | 17 May 1861 | 24 November 1861 | 196 |
| Secretary General | Manuel Macedonio Salinas | Ind. | Law. | 24 November 1861 | 29 November 1861 | 196 |
| Minister of Public Instruction and Worship | Manuel José Cortés | Ind. | Law. | 29 November 1861 | 23 December 1861 | 388 |
| Minister of Public Instruction and Justice | Manuel José Cortés | Ind. | Law. | 23 December 1861 | 22 December 1862 | 388 |
| Minister of Public Instruction and Worship | Serapio Reyes Ortiz | Ind. | Law. | 22 December 1862 | 7 January 1863 | 16 |
| Minister of Public Instruction and Worship | Rafael Bustillo | Ind. | Law. | 7 January 1863 | 30 March 1863 | 82 |
| Minister of Public Instruction and Justice | Juan de la Cruz Rengel | Ind. | Law. | 30 March 1863 | 10 January 1864 | 286 |
| Minister of Public Instruction and Justice | Saturnino Sanjinez | Ind. | Mag. | 10 January 1864 | 26 January 1864 | 16 |
| Minister of Public Instruction and Justice | Diego Monroy | Ind. | Law. | 26 January 1864 | 28 December 1864 | 337 |

## History

One future president and one ex-president, Sebastián Ágreda (1841) and Aniceto Arce (1882–1892) were members of this cabinet.

### Cabinets

| N° | Formed | Days | Decree |
| I | 17 May 1861 | 196 | Supreme Decree 17-05-1861 |
| II | 29 November 1861 | 388 | Supreme Decree 29-11-1861 |
| III | 22 December 1862 | 98 | Supreme Decree 22-12-1862 |
| IV | 30 March 1863 | 639 | Supreme Decree 30-03-1863 |

### Structural changes

| Portfolio | Part of | Transferred to | Date | Decree |
| Interior | Ministry of Government | Ministry of the Interior | 4 May 1861 | Law 04-05-1861 |
| Foreign Affairs | Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Ministry of Finance | 17 May 1861 | Supreme Decree 17-05-1861 |
| Foreign Affairs | Ministry of Finance | Ministry of the Interior | 29 November 1861 | Supreme Decree 29-11-1861 |
| Interior | Ministry of the Interior | Ministry of Government | 23 December 1861 | Supreme Decree 23-12-1861 |
| Justice | Ministry of the Interior | Ministry of Public Instruction | 23 December 1861 | Supreme Decree 23-12-1861 |
| Worship | Ministry of Public Instruction | Ministry of Finance | 23 December 1861 | Supreme Decree 23-12-1861 |
| Worship | Ministry of Finance | Ministry of the Government | 6 September 1862 | Supreme Decree 06-09-1862 |
| Worship | Ministry of the Government | Ministry of Public Instruction | 22 December 1862 | Supreme Decree 22-12-1862 |
| Justice | Ministry of Public Instruction | Ministry of the Government | 22 December 1862 | Supreme Decree 22-12-1862 |
| Justice | Ministry of the Government | Ministry of Public Instruction | 30 March 1863 | Supreme Decree 30-03-1863 |
| Worship | Ministry of Public Instruction | Ministry of the Government | 30 March 1863 | Supreme Decree 30-03-1863 |