Jose Cecilio del Valle

José Cecilio Diaz del Valle (November 22, 1780 – March 2, 1834) was a philosopher, politician, lawyer, and journalist and one of the most important figures in Central America during the transition from colonial government to independence, displaying a wide-ranging expertise in public administration management.

Quotes

• America shall not lag a century behind Europe: it will stride as an equal first, and lead later; it will, in the end, be the most illuminated by the sciences just as it is most illuminated by the sun.
  • El Amigo de la Patria, 1821^{[specific citation needed]}

• But to reach...the pinnacle of power, it will be necessary, to climb rugged heights.
  • 1821^{[specific citation needed]}

• Law. Law. That is what saves nations from the most imminent dangers.
  • 1826^{[specific citation needed]}

• How can one govern without taxes, without strength, without authority?
  • 1833^{[specific citation needed]}

• Politically, America is the same as it is physically: the land of the earthquakes.
  • 1833^{[specific citation needed]}

References

• Perez Brignoli, Hector. A Brief History of Central America. Translated by Ricardo B. Sawrey and Susana Strettridi Sawrey. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1989.
• Bumgartner, Louise. Jose del Valle of Central America. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 1963