Ponciano arriaga biography definition

Ponciano Arriaga (b. 1811; d. 1 March 1863), Mexican politician and cabinet minister, "Father of the Constitution of 1857." Born in the provincial capital of San Luis Potosí, Arriaga was an ardent federalist and radical liberal.

He used his oratorical and writing skills in the movements against President Anastasio Bustamante in 1832 and later against President Antonio López de Santa Anna. Arriaga was deposed as regidor del ayuntamiento (president of the city council) of San Luis Potosí and jailed for these activities in 1841, but the following year he was elected to represent his home state in the national congress.

During the war with the United States (1846–1847), Arriaga helped to supply the Mexican army in Coahuila and Nuevo Laredo.

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He opposed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo for conceding territory in order to gain peace. He served briefly (13 December 1852–5 January 1853) as minister of justice under President Mariano Arista. When Santa An