José María Viesca

José María Viesca y Montes
3rd Governor of Coahuila and Texas
In office
4 July 1827 – 4 April 1831
Preceded byVíctor Blanco
Succeeded byRamón Músquiz
President of the Constituent Congress of Coahuila and Texas
In office
15 June 1827 – 24 June 1827
Preceded byFrancisco Antonio Gutiérrez
Succeeded byJosé Ignacio Sánchez Navarro (as President of the Congress of Coahuila and Texas)
In office
15 March 1827 – 24 April 1827
Preceded bySantiago Del Valle
Succeeded byRafael Ramos Valdés
In office
15 November 1826 – 15 December 1826
Preceded byDionicio Elizondo
Succeeded byJuan Vicente Campos
In office
15 December 1825 – 15 January 1826
Preceded byRafael Ramos Valdés
Succeeded byJuan Vicente Campos
Personal details
Born1787 (1787)
Villa de Santa María de las Parras, Coahuila, Mexico
Died1856 (1857) (aged 69)
Professionlawyer and politician

José María Viesca y Montes (1787–1856) was a lawyer and Mexican politician aligned with federalist ideology, who served as Governor of Coahuila and Texas (1827–1830). His brother, Agustín Viesca, took over the role of governor in 1835.

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