José María Estrada

José María Estrada Reyes (1802 – 13 August 1856 in Ocotal) was the President of Nicaragua after Fruto Chamorro’s death during the Filibuster War, serving from 12 March to 23 October 1855.[1]

José María Estrada
President of Nicaragua Acting
In office 12 March 1855 – 22 October 1855
Preceded by	Fruto Chamorro
Succeeded by	Patricio Rivas (Provisional)
Personal details
Born	José María Estrada Reyes 1802 (1802) Granada, New Spain
Died	13 August 1856(1856-08-13) (aged 53–54) Ocotal
Citizenship	Nicaragua
Political party	Conservative
Occupation	Politician, lawyer

Estrada was born in 1802 in the Conservative capital of Granada. He was ratified as the provisional president of the Legitimists on 10 April 1855, a month after Chamorro's death. In disgust of the efforts of peace promoted by José Trinidad Muñoz, and mediation offered by the president of El Salvador, Estrada continued the war, losing too William Walker. When Walker took over Granada on October 13, he appointed Patricio Rivas as the new President of Nicaragua. Estrada abandoned the Nicaraguan presidency on October 23, 1855. Estrada fled the country soon after, returning to reorganize a Legitimist government in Somotillo on 21 June 1856. He appointed Tomás Martínez as the Commander in Chief of the military, who would evenutally become President after Walker was driven out of the country.