José Manuel de Herrera (27 March 1776 – 17 September 1831) was a Mexican Catholic priest, writer, politician and professor of New Spain.

[1] He directed the newspaper Correo Americano del Sur He studied at the Carolino College of Puebla, where he obtained a bachelor's and a doctorate.

Two months later, Morelos commissioned him to found and direct the Correo Americano del Sur newspaper, in this publication he collaborated with Carlos María de Bustamante.

After the death of Morelos, Herrera returned to Puebla, where he accepted the pardon offered by the viceroy Juan Ruiz de Apodaca.

In 1821, after the independence of Mexico had been consummated, Agustín de Iturbide appointed him Minister of Foreign and Internal Relations of the First Mexican Empire.