José Ignacio de Arizpe

José (or Juan) Ignacio de Arizpe Cárdenas (December 31, 1783 – February 11, 1844) was interim governor of the Mexican province of Coahuila y Tejas, as well as mayor of Monclova and Saltillo, deputy and Vice Governor of Coahuila y Tejas.

Biography Cárdenas was born on December 31, 1783, in Saltillo, Coahuila. Arizpe was the son of Francisco Ildefonso Arizpe Cortes and Rosalía Loreta Cárdenas Flores. It is known that he had at least a brother, Juan Nepomuceno.

For a time he dedicated himself to agriculture and livestock. In 1826 he served as vice governor. He was officially appointed governor of Coahuila on March 15, 1826, and served until April 30 of the same year. However, he was elected governor of the same province again on January 29, 1827. It was during this second stage that Coahuila and Texas were unified, becoming one state. Arizpe governed the state until August 1 of the same year (1827). He governed Coahuila for the third time in 1841. In 1844 he held the position of senator of Mexico.

Arizpe also served as administrator of tax revenues and post offices.

Arizpe died on February 11, 1844, in Saltillo.

Personal life Arizpe married Liberata Ramos y Valdés.