José María Peralta
President of El Salvador
In office
15 February 1859  12 March 1859
Acting President
Preceded byJoaquín Eufrasio Guzmán (acting)
Succeeded byGerardo Barrios
In office
16 December 1860  7 February 1861
Acting President
Preceded byGerardo Barrios
Succeeded byGerardo Barrios
Personal details
BornDecember 1807
San Salvador, El Salvador
Died6 December 1883
San Salvador, El Salvador
ChildrenJosé María Peralta Lagos

José María Peralta (December 1807 – December 6, 1883) was born in San Salvador. He was President of El Salvador from 15 February to 12 March 1859.

He died in San Salvador. His descendants include son José María Peralta Lagos (1873–1944), writer, military engineer and politician, grandson José María Peralta Salazar (1908–1964), president of the Salvadoran Senate and diplomat, great-grandson José María Peralta Salazar II (1947–1999), Salvadoran lawyer and law professor at the National University of El Salvador, and great-granddaughter Ana Carolina Peralta Bierman, American lawyer and academic (1974).

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