It was formed on 4 February 1848, 17 days after José Miguel de Velasco was reinstalled) as the 4th president of Bolivia following a coup d'état, succeeding the Guilarte Cabinet.

It was dissolved on 16 October 1848 when acting president José María Linares merged all ministerial portfolios into a singular General Secretariat and was succeeded by the Cabinet of Manuel Isidoro Belzu.

[7] On 12 October 1848, faced with a rebellion by Manuel Isidoro Belzu, Velasco provisionally transferred command to José María Linares, the president of the Extraordinary Congress.

[5] Four days later, Linares appointed José María Calvimontes as minister general tasked with the dispatch of all ministerial administrations for the duration of the crisis.

One future president, Manuel Isidoro Belzu (1848–1855) was a member of this cabinet.