Jose Justo Corro (19 July 1794 – 18 December 1864) was President of Mexico from 28 February 1836 to 19 April 1837, succeeding Miguel Barragan and preceding Anastasio Bustamante. He was a member of the Liberal Party of Mexico.
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Jose Justo Corro was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, New Spain in 1794, and he made a name for himself in Mexico City as a lawyer. The extremely religious and politically liberal Corro became a dedicated follower of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, and he served as Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs under President Miguel Barragan. However, after Barragan died of typhus, Corro was elected as the new President, serivng as President while Santa Anna attempted to crush the Texas Revolution. Corro suspended diplomatic relations with the United States and also introduced debased coins, leading to riots. In 1837, having lost the support of all of the political parties, Corro called a presidential election, and he turned over power to Anastasio Bustamante.