Cañedo, Juan de Dios (1786–1850)

Juan de Dios Cañedo (b. 18 January 1786; d. 28 March 1850), Mexican politician and diplomat. A scion of one of the great families of Jalisco, Cañedo studied law in Guadalajara. He was active in politics from 1811 until his death, distinguishing himself as a champion of legislative power and of federalism. Cañedo served in various elected positions: the ayuntamiento (city council) of Guadalajara (1811); the Cortes in Spain (1813; 1820–1821); the Mexican Constituent Congress (1823–1824); senator from Jalisco (1825–1828); deputy from Jalisco (1830–1831; 1849); and president of the ayuntamiento of Mexico City (1844). He also served as minister of foreign affairs from 1828 to 1829 and again from 1839 to 1840. He was Mexico's minister to South America (1831–1839); England (1846); and France (1847). A leader of the political opposition, Cañedo was brutally murdered in March 1850. Those responsible were never brought to justice.

See alsoJalisco .

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Robert Joseph Ward Henry, "Juan de Dios Cañedo: Político y diplomático" (licentiate thesis, Universidad Iber-oamericana, Mexico, 1968).

Jaime E. Rodríguez O., "Intellectuals and the Mexican Constitution of 1824," in Los intelectuales y el poder en México, edited by Roderic Ai Camp, Charles A. Hale, and Josefina Zoraida Vázquez (1991); "The Origins of the 1832 Revolt," in Patterns of Contention in Mexican History, edited by Jaime E. Rodríguez O. (1992); "The Constitution of 1824 and the Formation of the Mexican State," in The Evolution of the Mexican Political System, edited by Jaime E. Rodríguez O. (1993).

                                 Jaime E. RodrÍguez O.