Jose Maria San Martín y Fugón (29 March 1811 – 12 August 1857) was a Central American military officer and politician who served as president of El Salvador in 1852, and again from 1854 – 1856.

Born to a Creole family in Nacaome, Honduras, was the son of Joaquina Fugón[1] and the conservative politician Joaquín de San Martin y Ulloa, who was also the head of El Salvador.

In 1834 he joined the army, the same date Joaquín de San Martin declared the separation of the state of El Salvador from the Federal Republic of Central America.

Francisco Morazán, who then ruled the Federal Republic, sent troops to attack Joaquín de San Martín at the Jiboa River on June of 1834.

On May 8, 1854 president San Martín traveled out of Cojutepeque in order to inspect the recommended site but it failed to meet his standards for the city.