Antonio Gutiérrez y Ulloa was born in Toro, Spain, on 14 June 1771.[1] His parents were Nicolás Gutiérrez y Vitoria and Francisca de Ulloa y Sánchez Morales.[1] He had a brother named Juan Gutiérrez y Ulloa.[2] In 1797, he was appointed to the position of Tribune of the Major Accounting Office of Madrid.[1]
Colonial Intendant of San Salvador
On 28 June 1805, Gutiérrez y Ulloa was appointed as the Colonial Intendant of San Salvador, being the first to hold the office in an official capacity since Ignacio Santiago Ulloa in 1798.[1][3][4] He was described as "infatuated" [clarification needed] and "difficult" and was unpopular with those residing in San Salvador.[4] In 1807, Gutiérrez y Ulloa held a census for the intendancy.[1][5]
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."[6][7] 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.[8] His resignation was not officially accepted by the Real Audiencia of Guatemala until 26 September 1812.[1]
Later life
On 10 August 1814, Gutiérrez y Ulloa was appointed as Mayor of Guadalajara.[1] On 18 July 1817, he was appointed as a finance minister of Mexico City by royal decree, but later he returned to Guadalajara on 7 November 1820.[1][9] Gutiérrez y Ulloa supported the ascension of Agustín de Iturbide as Emperor of the First Mexican Empire in 1822.[1][10]
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