Juan José Echeverría

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Echeverría and the second or maternal family name is Martínez de Lejarza.

Juan José Echeverría y Martínez de Lejarza (November 24, 1769 – May 16, 1851) was a Basque merchant, administrator, and delegate in the Kingdom of Guatemala, and later in the Federal Republic of Central America. He was appointed as Corregidor of Quetzaltenango during the Independence movement.[1]

Biography

Juan José came to Guatemala at a young age, working as a merchant across New Spain with the firm of his close friend and relative, Juan Bautista Irisarri y Larrain (Father of Antonio José de Irisarri). Upon the outbreak of the Peninsular War in 1808, Juan José and a few other prominent merchant's in the capital contributed a sum of money to support the Spanish resistance against the Napoleonic French invasion.

Juan José first served as the mayor of Guatemala City in 1818, later being appointed as the Corregidor of Quetzaltenango in 1819. He held the position from May 10, 1819, until his resignation on September 30, 1821. During his rule, a tense hostility formed with the criollo elites, the militia, and the city council, causing him to eventually resign his position. Following the conclusion of Independence, Juan José served as a deputy in the newly established Federal Republic. [2]

Family

On November 10, 1811, at the Metropolitan Cathedral, Juan José married Maria Ignacia de Arrivillaga, a member of the Arrivillaga clan. They were the parents of Manuel José Echeverría (1817–1902), a statesman and lawyer who served as Minister of the Interior (1863-1871) and Magistrate of the Supreme Court (1879-1885) [3][4]

References

  1. ^ "AFEHC : cronologia : Juan José de Echeverría, Corregidor de Quetzaltenango : Juan José de Echeverría, Corregidor de Quetzaltenango". www.afehc-historia-centroamericana.org. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
  2. ^ Aparicio, Luis Alfonso Ortega; Vistabella, Marqués De (1821-01-01). "DATOS BIOGRÁFICOS DE DON JUAN JOSÉ DE ECHEVERRÍA Y MARTÍNEZ DE LEJARZA, CORREGIDOR DE QUETZALTENANGO, REINO DE GUATEMALA, MOMENTOS ANTES DE SU INDEPENDENCIA Los últimos años de la época hispánica del reino de Guatemala, antes de la Independencia". DATOS BIOGRÁFICOS DE DON JUAN JOSÉ DE ECHEVERRÍA Y MARTÍNEZ DE LEJARZA, CORREGIDOR DE QUETZALTENANGO, REINO DE GUATEMALA, MOMENTOS ANTES DE SU INDEPENDENCIA Los últimos años de la época hispánica del reino de Guatemala, antes de la Independencia.
  3. ^ Aparicio, Luis Alfonso Ortega; Vistabella, Marqués De. Un viaje a San Francisco California, realizado el 10 de mayo de 1884 por el primer empresario guatemalteco en establecer la primer empresa transnacional de Guatemala en New York City.
  4. ^ Jr, Ralph Lee Woodward (2012-03-15). Rafael Carrera and the Emergence of the Republic of Guatemala, 1821–1871. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 978-0-8203-4360-0.

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