Nicolás Espinoza

[1] At the time, El Salvador was a constituent state of the Federal Republic of Central America.

Escolán served provisionally, and only briefly, until the elected head of state (Espinoza) took office.

That April Espinoza reestablished the Intendencia General of the Treasury, granting the office judicial functions.

By executive decree, the city of Santa Ana was named the capital of the Department of Sonsonate, to which a part of Metapán was added.

By a decree of May 7, 1835, Espinoza restored the separate command of the army by removing political control at the department level.