Joaquín Velázquez de León
Joaquín Velázquez de León (16 March 1803 – 8 February 1882) was a 19th-century conservative politician of Mexico who served as the founding Minister of Colonization, Industry and Commerce (1853–1855) in the cabinet of Antonio López de Santa Anna, as minister of State of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico (1864–1866) and as chargé d'affaires (ad interim) of Mexico to the United States (1842).
Joaquín Velázquez de León | |
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Portrait published in 1885 | |
| Minister of State | |
| In office 2 July 1864 – 3 March 1866 | |
| Monarch | Maximilian of Mexico |
| Minister of Colonization, Industry and Commerce | |
| In office 26 April 1853 – 1855 | |
| President | Antonio López de Santa Anna |
| Chargé d'affaires of Mexico to the United States (ad interim) | |
| In office 3 February 1842 – 25 October 1842 | |
| Preceded by | Francisco Pizarro Martínez |
| Succeeded by | Juan Nepomuceno Almonte |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 March 1803 Mexico City |
| Died | 8 February 1882 (aged 78) Tacuba, Mexico City |
| Parent(s) | Juan Felipe Velázquez de León and María Guadalupe Álvarez y Güitian (married on 24 October 1782): 17 |
| Alma mater | Royal College of Mining (1817–1821) |
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