Dionisio de herrera biography definition
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10 Pesos
Features
| Issuer | Nicaragua |
|---|---|
| Issuing entity | National Treasury (Tesoro Nacional) |
| Issuing regime | Republic (1854-date) |
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Year | 1900 |
| Value | 10 Pesos |
| Currency | Peso (1878-1912) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 369751 |
| References | P# 31 |
Obverse
Black and purple on gold underprint.
Portrait of Dionísio de Herrera at top center; farmer plowing with oxen in below center.
Order numbers in red.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
REPÚBLICA DE NICARAGUA
VALE POR
DIEZ PESOS
que el Tesoro Nacional recibirá en calidad de moneda de curso legal.
15 de Setiembre de 1900.
Waterlow & Sons Ltd. Londres, Inglaterra
Translation:
Republic of Nicaragua
Value of Ten Pesos
Which The Nacional Treasury will receive as legal currency.
September 15, 1900.
Waterlow & Sons Ltd. London, England
Reverse
Dull purple.
Coat of Arms at center.
Scrip • Dionisio de Herrera (b. 9 October 1781; d. 13 June 1850), chief of state of Honduras (1823–1827) and Nicaragua (1830–1833). Born to a wealthy creole family in Choluteca, Honduras, Herrera obtained a law degree in 1820. After serving as secretary to the municipal council of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, he became representative to the Cortes from Comayagua Province. He wrote the 28 September 1821 Declaration of Independence of Tegucigalpa and later represented Honduras in the Imperial Congress of Mexico (1822). After Central America separated from Mexico and formed the United Provinces of Central America in 1824, he became chief of state of Honduras and defended the country unsuccessfully against Federal president Manuel Arce. Herrera was imprisoned in Guatemala until 1829, when the Liberal forces under Francisco Morazán overthrew the Arce regime after a three-year civil war. Herrera returned to politics and was elected president of the assembly of Ho • Herrera, Dionisio de (1781–1850)
List of presidents of Honduras
No. Portrait President
(Birth–Death)Elected Term of office Political party Took office Left office Time in office 1 Juan Francisco de Molina — 11 January 1839 13 April 1839 92 days Liberal — Felipe Neri Medina
(1797–?)
Acting President— 13 April 1839 15 April 1839 2 days Liberal — Juan José Alvarado
(1798–1857)
Acting President— 15 April 1839 27 April 1839 12 days Independent — José María Guerrero
(1799–1853)
Acting President— 27 April 1839 10 August 1839 105 days Conservative — Mariano Garrigó
(1810–?)
Acting President— 10 August 1839 20 August 1839 10 days Independent — José María Bustillo
(?–1855)
Acting President— 20 August 1839 27 August 1839 7 days Conservative — Council of Ministers — 27 August 1839 21 September 1839 25 days Council of Ministers — Fra