Background
José Francisco Morazán Quezada was born on October 3, 1792, in Tegucigalpa.
José Francisco Morazán Quezada was born on October 3, 1792, in Tegucigalpa.
Francisco Morazán was for the most part, a self-educated man.
In politics, Francisco Morazan was recognized as a great thinker and seer. He tried to transform Central America into a great nation. During his governing, Morazan enacted liberal reforms, which included: education, freedom of press, religion and others. He also limited the power of the Catholic Church.
With these reforms Morazan made powerful enemies. However, Morazan as before firmly was in power until 1837, when the Federal Republic finally was fractured.
Francisco Morazán married María Josefa Lastiri in the Cathedral of Comayagua on December 30, 1825. They had one daughter, Adela Morazán Lastiri, born in San Salvador in 1838.