Antonio Gutiérrez y Ulloa

Antonio Basilio Gutiérrez y Ulloa (14 June 1771 – 1831) was a Spanish politician and bureaucrat. He held various offices in Spain, San Salvador, New Spain, and Mexico. His most notable political office was being the Colonial Intendant of the Intendancy of San Salvador from 1805 until he was deposed in the 1811 Independence Movement. Unlike other Spanish colonial administrators, Gutiérrez y Ulloa held no military background.

Early life

Antonio Gutiérrez y Ulloa was born in Toro, Spain, on 14 June 1771. In 1797, he was appointed to the position of Tribune of the Major Accounting Office of Madrid. He was described as "infatuated" and "difficult" and was unpopular with those residing in San Salvador.

On 5 November 1811, José Matías Delgado, Manuel José Arce, and 400 armed supporters overthrew Gutiérrez y Ulloa by forcing his resignation, declaring "There is no King, no Intendant, or Captain General, we only have to obey our mayors." The independence movement was eventually crushed by Spanish forces under José Alejandro de Aycinena later in the year who became Colonial Intendant on 3 December 1811. His resignation was not officially accepted by the Real Audiencia of Guatemala until 26 September 1812. Gutiérrez y Ulloa supported the ascension of Agustín de Iturbide as Emperor of the First Mexican Empire in 1822.

Death

Gutiérrez y Ulloa died in 1831.

Orders and decorations

Publications

Estado General de la Provincia de San Salvador: Reyno de Guatemala. (Año de 1807)