José María Mata
Mexican politician and diplomat (1819–1895)
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José María Mata Reyes (13 November 1819 – 25 February 1895) was a 19th-century liberal politician and diplomat from Mexico who served for two months as minister of Finance in the cabinet of Benito Juárez (1860–1861),[1][3] three months as minister of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Porfirio Díaz (1878),[4] as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of Mexico to the United States (1859–1860),[5][6] as congressman in the Chamber of Deputies, and as municipal president of Martínez de la Torre, Veracruz.[2][1]
José María Mata | |
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Tomb of José María Mata at the Rotunda of Illustrious Persons | |
| Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of Mexico to the United States | |
| In office 28 April 1859 – 13 August 1860 | |
| Preceded by | Ignacio Mariscal |
| Succeeded by | José Tomás de Cuéllar |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 29 October 1860 – 20 November 1860[1] | |
| In office 22 April 1861 – 2 May 1861[1] | |
| President | Benito Juárez[1] |
| Preceded by | Guillermo Prieto |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 20 June 1878 – 1878 | |
| President | Porfirio Díaz |
| Preceded by | Ignacio L. Vallarta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José María Mata Reyes 13 November 1819 |
| Died | 25 February 1895 (aged 75) |
| Resting place | Dolores Civil Cemetery, Mexico City 19.407°N 99.204°W |
| Party | Mexican Liberal Party (in Spanish: Partido Liberal Mexicano)[2] |
| Spouse(s) | A daughter of Melchor Ocampo,
Josefina Ocampo
(m. 1856–1887)Flavia Torre (m. 1890) |
| Education | San Juan de Letrán College |
Aside from his political and diplomatic activities, Mata served as a militiaman during the Mexican–American War and as a general in the army commanded by Porfirio Díaz during the French intervention in Mexico.[1]
Works
- Memoria de Hacienda (1868).[7]
