José Francisco Barrundia

José Barrundia was considered an outstanding intellectual and man of letters, fluent in several languages.

He was a populist member of the Central American Congress and in his later career he served as minister plenipotentiary of Honduras in New York City.

In 1825 he was elected the first vice president of the United Provinces of Central America, under Manuel José Arce, but he declined the office.

With the fall of Arce and the triumph of Morazán, Barrundia became interim president of the United Provinces (July 1829), with a mandate to organize elections.

A strong supporter of human rights, in 1850 he opposed Carrera, because of his bloody regime and his ignorance.