Cabinet of José Miguel de Velasco III explained

Cabinet Name:	Third Cabinet of José Miguel de Velasco
Cabinet Number:	10th–11th
Jurisdiction:	the Bolivian Republic
Flag:	Flag of Alto Peru (1828-1829).svg
Incumbent:	1839–1841
Date Formed:	27 March 1839
Date Dissolved:	10 June 1841
Government Head Title:	President
Government Head:	José Miguel de Velasco
Deputy Government Head:	Vacant
Deputy Government Head Title:	Vice President
Members Number:	4
Total Number:	10
Previous:	Cabinet of Andrés de Santa Cruz
Successor:	Cabinet of José Ballivián

The Velasco III Cabinet constituted the 10th and 11th cabinets of the Bolivian Republic. It was formed on 27 March 1839, thirty-three days after José Miguel de Velasco was reinstalled as the 4th president of Bolivia following a coup d'état, succeeding the Santa Cruz Cabinet. It was dissolved on 10 June 1841 upon Velasco's overthrow in another coup d'état and was succeeded by the Cabinet of José Ballivián.

Composition

Portfolio	Minister	Party			Took office	Left office
President	José Miguel de Velasco		Mil.	Mil.	22 February 1839	15 August 1840	^[1]
President	José Miguel de Velasco	15 August 1840	Mil.	Mil.	10 June 1841	^[2]
Vice President
Vice President	colspan=7

Minister General	Manuel María Urcullu		Ind.	Mag.	22 February 1839	27 March 1839	^[3]
Minister of the Interior and Foreign Affairs	Manuel María Urcullu	27 March 1839	Ind.	Mag.	16 November 1839	^[4]
Minister of the Interior and Foreign Affairs	José María Linares		Ind.	Law.	16 November 1839	10 June 1841	^[5] ^[6]

Minister of War	Manuel Dorado		Mil.	Mil.	27 March 1839	14 July 1839
Minister of War	Manuel Eusebio Ruiz		Mil.	Mil.	14 July 1839	26 October 1839	^[7]
Minister of War and Navy	Manuel Eusebio Ruiz	26 October 1839	Mil.	Mil.	16 November 1839
	Manuel Dorado		Mil.	Mil.	16 November 1839	19 February 1841
	Carlos Medinaceli		Mil.	Mil.	19 February 1841	10 June 1841	^[8]

Minister of Finance	Miguel María de Aguirre		Ind.	Eco.	27 March 1839	15 June 1839
	Gregorio Aníbarro		Ind.	Law.	15 June 1839	27 June 1839	^[9]
	José María Dalence		Ind.	Mag.	27 June 1839	16 November 1839	^[10]
	Miguel María de Aguirre		Ind.	Eco.	16 November 1839	10 June 1841

Minister of Public Instruction
	Tomás Frías		Ind.	Law.	16 November 1839	16 November 1840	^[11]
	Manuel Sánchez de Velasco		Ind.	Law.	16 November 1840	10 June 1841	^[12]

History

Upon his assumption to office, Velasco charged all ministerial portfolios to Manuel María Urcullu, minister of the Supreme Court of Justice, as minister general pending the formation of a proper ministerial cabinet. A full council of ministers was appointed on 27 March 1839, 33 days into his mandate, composed of three ministers. The Political Constitution of 1839 expanded the number of ministerial posts to four with the introduction of the Ministry of Public Instruction. At the same time, the new constitution abolished the office of the vice president, a fact which remained the case until 1878.

Two future presidents, José María Linares (1857–1861) and Tomás Frías (1872–1873; 1874–1876) were members of this cabinet. A third, José Ballivián (1841–1847), was appointed but never took office, having rebelled against the government.

Cabinets

	Date	Decree
I	27 March 1839	Supreme Decree 27-03-1839
II	16 November 1839	Supreme Decree 16-11-1839

Structural changes

Portfolio	Part of	Transferred to	Date	Decree
Navy	Ministry of War	Ministry of War and Navy	26 October 1839	1839 Political Constitution
Instruction		Ministry of Public Instruction	26 October 1839	1839 Political Constitution

References

Bibliography

Book: Mesa Gisbert, Carlos D.. Presidentes de Bolivia: entre urnas y fusiles El poder ejecutivo: los ministros de estado. Editorial Gisbert. 2003. Third. La Paz. es. Carlos Mesa.

Notes and References

Web site: 1839-02-22. Decreto Supremo de 22 de febrero de 1839. live. 2021-10-25. Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20211025161939/http://www.gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo/normas/buscarFecha/1839-02-22/1839-02-22 . 25 October 2021 .
Web site: 1840-08-14. Ley de 14 de agosto de 1840. live. 2021-10-25. Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160922/http://www.gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo/normas/buscarFecha/1840-08-14/1840-08-14 . 25 October 2021 .
Web site: Manuel María Urcullu Magistrado, Político y Hombre Público. live. https://archive.today/20130219182612/http://www.rree.gob.bo/webmre/listacancilleres/canciller.aspx?imagen=Manuel%20Maria%20Urcullu.JPG&texto=MANUEL%20MARIA%20URCULLU.txt. 2013-02-19. 2021-11-06. rree.gob.bo. es.
Web site: 1839-03-27. Decreto Supremo de 27 de marzo de 1839. live. 2021-11-06. Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20211106164653/http://www.gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo/normas/buscarFecha/1839-03-27/1839-03-27 . 6 November 2021 .
Web site: 1839-11-16. Decreto Supremo de 16 de noviembre de 1839. live. 2021-11-06. Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20210602220014/http://www.gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo/normas/buscarFecha/1839-11-16/1839-11-16 . 2 June 2021 .
Web site: José María Linares Abogado, Político Diplomático y Presidente de Bolivia. live. https://archive.today/20130219180609/http://www.rree.gob.bo/webmre/listacancilleres/canciller.aspx?imagen=Jose%20Maria%20Linares.JPG&texto=JOSE%20MARIA%20LINARES%20LIZARAZU.txt. 2013-02-19. 2021-11-06. rree.gob.bo. es.
Web site: 1839-07-13. Decreto Supremop de 13 de julio de 1839. live. 2021-11-06. Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20211107063825/http://www.gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo/normas/busquedag1?q=CORONEL+MANUEL+EUSEBIO+RUIZ . 7 November 2021 .
Web site: 1842-02-19. Decreto Supremo de 19 de febrero de 1841. live. 2021-11-07. Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20211107072112/http://www.gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo/normas/buscarFecha/1841-02-19/1841-02-19 . 7 November 2021 .
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Web site: Tomás Frías Abogado Constitucionalista y Estadista. live. https://archive.today/20130219181449/http://www.rree.gob.bo/webmre/listacancilleres/canciller.aspx?imagen=Tomas%20Frias.JPG&texto=TOMAS%20FRIAS%20AMETLLER.txt. 2013-02-19. 2021-11-06. rree.gob.bo. es.
Web site: 1840-11-16. Decreto Supremo de 16 de noviembre de 1840. live. 2021-11-07. Gaceta Oficial del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20211107072112/http://www.gacetaoficialdebolivia.gob.bo/normas/busquedag1?q=+MANUEL+SANCHEZ+DE+VELASCO . 7 November 2021 .