Person

Mariano Paredes

15th president of Mexico

b. 1797 CE – d. 1849 CE World The Far West

Mariano Paredes y Arrillaga (c. 7 January 1797 – 7 September 1849) was a conservative Mexican general and president.

He took power in a coup d'état in 1846.

He was the president at the start of the Mexican-American War.

Moran, J. (2017). Mariano Paredes. History Atlas. Retrieved 7 November 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/mariano-paredes/

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