José Isidro Yañez

José Isidro Yáñez y Nuño (Caracas, Viceroyalty of New Granada, 1759 – Toluca, State of Mexico, September 7, 1832) was a political figure in Mexico, active during the final phase of the Mexican War of Independence and the period of the First Mexican Empire.

Life José Isidro Yáñez was a member of the Provisional Legislative Board in 1821 as a juez of the Audiencia of Mexico, and then Yáñez was appointed to the First Regency of the First Mexican Empire on September 28, 1821, and he served until April 11, 1822, with Agustín de Iturbide, Antonio Pérez Martínez y Robles, Manuel de la Bárcena, and Manuel Velázquez de León y Pérez. Subsequently, Yáñez was appointed to the Second Regency, from April 11 to May 18, 1822, with Agustín de Iturbide, Miguel Valentín y Tamayo, Manuel de Heras Soto, and Nicolás Bravo.