monarch predecessor successor religion birth_place party profession article_title birth_date order term_start spouse image signature term_end name alma_mater
agustín de iturbide francisco morazán jose manuel de herrera none josé gregorio salazar lucas alamán pedro molina mazariegos catholic choluteca , honduras conservative diplomat lawyer josé cecilio del valle
 11-22-1780 3rd -lrb- died before taking office -rrb- foreign minister of mexico president-elect mayor of guatemala city of the federal republic of central america february 22 , 1823 january 1 , 1821 josefa valero josé cecilio del valle.jpg firma de jose cecilio del valle.jpg 1823 june 1821 jose cecicilio del valle san carlos university , guatemala
josé cecilio del valle

josé cecilio díaz del valle -lrb- november 22 , 1780 -- march 2 , 1834 -rrb- was a philosopher , politician , lawyer , and journalist and one of the most important figures in central america during the transition from colonial government to independence , displaying a wide-ranging expertise in public administration management .
valle nicknamed ` the wise ' was also , one of central america 's founding fathers .
he used words as his only weapons , and the most amazing fact about his life is that , despite his pacific temperament and lack of military glamor , his efforts did not go unappreciated by the mass of his countrymen .
a later family member of jose cecilo was jorge del valle zamora and was ambassador of honduras in the 20th century .
