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Mariano Riva Palacio (1803 - 1880) was a Mexican prominent politician and lawyer during most of the 19th century.

He was born in Mexico City to Esteban de la Riva Palacio and Doña María Dolores Díaz[1] and married Dolores Guerrero, daughter of Gen. Vicente Guerrero, one of the most prominent leaders of the Mexican Independence War.[1] With Maria he had 6 children, including the politician and writer Vicente Riva Palacio and daughter Maria Rosa Riva Palacio, who would go on to marry Mexican General and Politician, Ignacio Zaragoza. Mariano served as a City Councilor for Mexico City (1829), federal congressman (1833), Minister of Justice (1851), Minister of Finance (June - August 1848) and was elected thrice Governor of the State of Mexico (1849, 1857, 1871).[1]

He was also the lawyer appointed to defend the deposed Emperor Maximilian.

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  1. ^ a b c d e Benson Latin American Collection (U. Texas). "Inventory of the Mariano Riva Palacio Collection". Archived from the original on 2009-02-06. Retrieved 2008-06-11.