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Manuel María Lombardini (July 23, 1802, Mexico City
Mexico City

Mexico City is the capital city of Mexico. It is the most important economic, industrial, and cultural center in the country; the most populous city with over 8,836,045 inhabitants in 2008....
—December 2, 1853, Mexico City) was a Mexican general and politician, a supporter of Antonio López de Santa Anna
Antonio López de Santa Anna

Antonio de Padua Mar?a Severino L?pez de Santa Anna y P?rez de Lebr?n , often known as Santa Anna or L?pez de Santa Anna, was a Mexico political leader who greatly influenced early Mexican and Spanish politics and government, first fighting against the Mexican War of Independence from Spain, and then supporting it, rising to the...
. From February 8, 1853 to April 20, 1853 he was acting president of Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
.

He joined the army at age 12, enlisting as a cadet
Cadet

A cadet may mean a future officer in the military, a junior branch of an important family, or simply a person who is a junior trainee....
 in the Company of Patriots of Tacubaya during the War of Independence. After independence he retired from the army, but he returned in 1832.

In 1836 he fought in the Texas War
Texas Revolution

The Texas Revolution or Texas War of Independence was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Mexican Texas portion of the Mexican state Coahuila y Tejas....
, where he was promoted to lieutenant colonel, and in 1838 in the Pastry War
Pastry War

The Pastry War was an invasion of Mexico by France forces in 1838....
 against France.






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Manuel María Lombardini (July 23, 1802, Mexico City
Mexico City

Mexico City is the capital city of Mexico. It is the most important economic, industrial, and cultural center in the country; the most populous city with over 8,836,045 inhabitants in 2008....
—December 2, 1853, Mexico City) was a Mexican general and politician, a supporter of Antonio López de Santa Anna
Antonio López de Santa Anna

Antonio de Padua Mar?a Severino L?pez de Santa Anna y P?rez de Lebr?n , often known as Santa Anna or L?pez de Santa Anna, was a Mexico political leader who greatly influenced early Mexican and Spanish politics and government, first fighting against the Mexican War of Independence from Spain, and then supporting it, rising to the...
. From February 8, 1853 to April 20, 1853 he was acting president of Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
.

He joined the army at age 12, enlisting as a cadet
Cadet

A cadet may mean a future officer in the military, a junior branch of an important family, or simply a person who is a junior trainee....
 in the Company of Patriots of Tacubaya during the War of Independence. After independence he retired from the army, but he returned in 1832.

In 1836 he fought in the Texas War
Texas Revolution

The Texas Revolution or Texas War of Independence was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Mexican Texas portion of the Mexican state Coahuila y Tejas....
, where he was promoted to lieutenant colonel, and in 1838 in the Pastry War
Pastry War

The Pastry War was an invasion of Mexico by France forces in 1838....
 against France. In 1847, during the United States invasion
Mexican–American War

The Mexican?American War was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. Texas Annexation of Republic of Texas....
, he gained fame at the Battle of La Angostura. Also in 1847 he was given the military command of the state of Querétaro
Querétaro

Quer?taro is a state in the center of M?xico.Its capital is the city of Santiago de Quer?taro, although in general parlance the name "Quer?taro" is used for both the city and the state....
. In 1849 he became commander of the army (jefe de la plana mayor del ejército). In 1853, now a brigadier, he received command of the state of Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
.

In 1853 he took part in the revolt of Jalisco against General Mariano Arista
Mariano Arista

heriberto soriano was born in the state of San Luis Potosi, 26 July 1802; died on board the English steamer " Tagus" going from Lisbon, Portugal, to France, 7 August 1855....
, who was serving as president. Juan Bautista Ceballos
Juan Bautista Ceballos

Juan Bautista Ceballos was interim president of Mexico from January 6 to February 8 of 1853. He was a moderate Liberal.His family moved from Durango to Valladolid when he was very young....
 occupied the presidency briefly, and then transferred power to Lombardini, as provisional president.

As president, he improved the roads to Veracruz and Acapulco and regulated navigation on Lake Chalco
Lake Chalco

Lake Chalco was an endorheic lake formerly located in the Valley of Mexico and was important for human development in central Mexico. The lake was named after the city of Chalco on its eastern shore....
. He founded the school of engineering at the Academia de San Carlos.

Lombardini served from February 8, 1853 to April 20, 1853, when Santa Anna returned to the presidency from exile in Jamaica. Santa Anna named him commander of the garrison of Mexico City. He died in Mexico City a few months later, in December.