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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vargas and the second or maternal family name is Ponce.

Jose María Vargas
President of Venezuela
In office
9 February 1835 – 9 July 1835
Preceded byAndrés Narvarte
Succeeded byJosé María Carreño
In office
August 20, 1835 – April 24, 1836
Preceded byJosé María Carreño
Succeeded byAndrés Narvarte
Personal details
Born(1786-03-10)10 March 1786
La Guaira, Venezuela
Died13 July 1854(1854-07-13) (aged 68)
New York City, United States
SpouseEncarnación Maitín
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José María Vargas Ponce (10 March 1786, in La Guaira – 13 April 1854, in New York City) was the president of Venezuela from 1835 to 1836. Vargas was Venezuela's first civilian president.

He graduated with a degree in philosophy from the Seminario Tridentino, and obtained in 1809 his medical degree from the Real y Pontificia Universidad de Caracas. Vargas was imprisoned in 1813 for revolutionary activities. Upon his release in 1813, he travelled to Europe for medical training. Vargas performed cataract surgery. He was one of the earliest oculists (eye surgeons) in Puerto Rico after his arrival there in 1817. He returned to Venezuela to practice medicine and surgery in 1825. He resigned from his presidency in 1836.

Personal life

José María Vargas was married to Encarnación Maitín, who served as First Lady of Venezuela from 1835 to 1836. In 1877, his ashes were brought to Caracas and buried in the National Pantheon on 27 April of that same year.

  • Encarnación Maitín in 1827 Encarnación Maitín in 1827

Honors

The Venezuelan state of Vargas is named after him.


References

  1. ^ Leffler CT, Wainsztein RD (2016). "The first cataract surgeons in Latin America (1611-1830)". Clinical Ophthalmology. 10: 679–94. doi:10.2147/OPTH.S105825. PMC 4841434. PMID 27143845.

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Political offices
Preceded byAndrés Narvarte President of Venezuela
9 February 1835 – 9 July 1835 		Succeeded byJosé María Carreño
Preceded byJosé María Carreño President of Venezuela
20 August 1835 – 24 April 1836 		Succeeded byAndrés Narvarte
Academic offices
Preceded byJosé Cecilio Avila Rector of the Central University of Venezuela
1827-1829 		Succeeded byJosé Nicolás Díaz
President of Venezuela (list)
Since 1830
Acting / interim / caretaker presidents shown in italics
Recognized by the National Assembly as "interim president" during the Venezuelan presidential crisis until 2023
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