Nicolás Bravo
President of Mexico
Died when: 67 years 224 days (811 months)Star Sign: Virgo
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Nicolás Bravo (10 September 1786 – 22 April 1854) was a Mexican soldier and politician who first distinguished himself during the Mexican War of Independence.
He was Mexico's first vice-president though while holding this office Bravo would try to overthrow President Guadalupe Victoria through the in 1827.
His revolt failed and in part due to the services Bravo had provided the nation during the War of Independence, he was allowed to live, but nonetheless exiled.
Bravo would return to the country and later go on to serve as interim president of Mexico three separate times in 1839, 1842, and 1846.
During his second presidency he oversaw the transition of the Centralist Republic of Mexico to a new constitution as part of the Bases of Tacubaya.
During the Mexican-American War he commanded the Mexican forces at the Battle of Chapultepec.
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