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Consultive Junta (Guatemala)

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Consultive Junta
Junta Consultiva
Military junta
Formation15 September 1821
Extinction21 February 1822
CountryGuatemala
Executive branch
Superior Political ChiefGabino Gaínza
HeadquartersGuatemala City
Consultive Junta
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Captaincy General of Guatemala
First Mexican Empire

The Consultive Junta (Spanish: Junta Consultiva) was the government of Central America from its declaration of independence from the Spanish Empire on 15 September 1821[1] until its dissolution on 21 February 1822.[2] The junta was led by Guatemalan General Gabino Gaínza.[3]

On 5 January 1822, the junta voted for annexation to the First Mexican Empire.[4]

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Citations

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  1. ^ Munro 1918, pp. 24, 27.
  2. ^ Meléndez Chaverri 2000, p. 258.
  3. ^ Pollack 2019, p. 89.
  4. ^ Kenyon 1961, pp. 183–184.

Bibliography

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  • Kenyon, Gordon (1 May 1961). "Mexican Influence in Central America, 1821–1823". Hispanic American Historical Review. 41 (2). Duke University Press: 175–205. doi:10.1215/00182168-41.2.175. JSTOR 2510200. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  • Meléndez Chaverri, Carlos (2000). José Matías Delgado, Prócer Centroamericano [José Matías Delgado, Central American Hero] (in Spanish). Vol. 8 (2nd ed.). San Salvador, El Salvador: Dirección de Publicaciones e Impresos. ISBN 9992300574. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  • Munro, Dana Gardiner (1918). Kinley, David (ed.). The Five Republics of Central America; Their Political and Economic Development and Their Relations with the United States. New York City, New York: Oxford University Press. LCCN 18005317. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  • Pollack, Aaron, ed. (2019). Independence in Central America and Chiapas, 1770–1823. Translated by Hancock, Nancy T. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. doi:10.1017/tam.2020.14. ISBN 9780806163925. LCCN 2018034185. S2CID 219006354. Retrieved 2 August 2022.