What is José Joaquín de Olmedo?
{{Infobox President | name = José Joaquín de Olmedo | vicepresident = | image = Jjolemdo.jpg | order = [[President of Ecuador]] | term_start = March 6, 1845 | term_end = December 8, 1845 | predecessor = [[Juan José Flores]] | successor = [[Vicente Ramón Roca]] | birth_date = March 20, 1780 | birth_place = [[Guayaquil]], [[Ecuador]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|1847|02|19|1780|03|20|mf=yes}} | death_place = Guayaquil, Ecuador | spouse = María Rosa Icaza y Silva | alma_mater = [[Universidad Mayor de San Marcos]] | religion = | party = |signature = Firma de José Joaquín de Olmedo.svg }} '''José Joaquín de Olmedo y Maruri''' (March 20, 1780 &ndash; February 19, 1847) was a patriot and poet. He was the son of the Spanish Captain [[Don Miguel de Olmedo y Troyano]] and the Guayaquilean [[Ana Francisca de Maruri y Salavarría]]. Olmedo was born on March 20, 1780 in [[Guayaquil]], [[Ecuador]]. On October 9, 1820, Olmedo and others declared the city of Guayaquil independent from [[Spain]]. He was President of the ''Free Province of Guayaquil'' until it was united to ''Gran Colombia'' by [[Simón Bolívar]] against Olmedo's will. He was also twice mayor of Guayaquil. He was [[Vice President of Ecuador]] from 1830 to 1831. He was [[List of heads of state of Ecuador|President]] of [[Ecuador]] from June 6, 1845, to December 8, 1845, surviving an attempted coup on June 18 of that year. Olmedo died on February 19, 1847 in Guayaquil, Ecuador from complications of [[yellow fever]]. He was 66 years old. ==Other websites== * [http://www.presidencia.gov.ec/modulos.asp?id=28/ Official Website of the Ecuadorian Government about the country President's History]{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Olmedo, Jose Joaquin de}} [[Category:1780 births]] [[Category:1847 deaths]] [[Category:Presidents of Ecuador]] [[Category:Vice presidents of Ecuador]] [[Category:Mayors of Guayaquil]] {{bio-stub}}