Mariano Riva Palacio

Mariano Riva Palacio
Governor of the State of Mexico
In office 29 September 1869 – 18 October 1870
Preceded by	Antonio Zimbrón
Succeeded by	Valentín Gómez Tagle
In office 6 January 1857 – 4 July 1857
Preceded by	Plutarco González
Succeeded by	Francisco Iturbe
In office 31 August 1849 – 3 May 1852
Preceded by	Mariano Arizcorreta
Succeeded by	Luis Madrid
Minister of Finance
In office June 1848 – August 1848
Minister of Justice
In office 1851–1851
Personal details
Born	4 November 1803 [1]
Died	20 February 1880 [1] Mexico City, Mexico
Profession	Lawyer

Mariano Riva Palacio (1803 - 1880) was a Mexican prominent politician and lawyer during most of the 19th century.

He was born in Mexico City to Esteban de la Riva Palacio and Doña María Dolores Díaz^[1] and married Dolores Guerrero, daughter of Gen. Vicente Guerrero, one of the most prominent leaders of the Mexican Independence War.^[1] With Maria he had 6 children, including the politician and writer Vicente Riva Palacio and daughter Maria Rosa Riva Palacio, who would go on to marry Mexican General and Politician, Ignacio Zaragoza. Mariano served as a City Councilor for Mexico City (1829), federal congressman (1833), Minister of Justice (1851), Minister of Finance (June - August 1848) and was elected thrice Governor of the State of Mexico (1849, 1857, 1871).^[1]

He was also the lawyer appointed to defend the deposed Emperor Maximilian.

External links

• University of Texas

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