Manuel Arzú
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| Interim Governor of Nicaragua | |
| In office 4 January 1825 – 2 April 1825 | |
| Preceded by | José Anacleto Ordóñez |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Antonio de la Cerda |
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| Born | Manuel Arzú y Delgado y Nájera 1775 New Spain |
| Died | 15 February 1835(1835-02-15) (aged 59–60) Guatemala City, Federal Republic of Central America |
| Nationality | Mexican, Nicaraguan |
| Occupation | Military officer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Spanish Empire Mexican Empire Central America |
| Rank | Colonel |
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Manuel Arzú y Delgado y Nájera (1775 – 15 February 1835) was a Mexican and Nicaraguan military officer who held the position of interim governor of Nicaragua in 1825.
Manuel Arzú y Delgado y Nájera was born in 1775 in New Spain. He served for the Spanish Empire as a military officer.[1] In 1822, while serving for the First Mexican Empire, Arzú was placed in charge of a military force and was tasked with suppressing Salvadoran resistance to Mexican annexation. His forces captured San Salvador on 5 April 1822 and forced its defenders to abandon the city.[2]
In 1824, while serving for the Federal Republic of Central America, Arzú commanded federal soldiers to crush a rebellion in Nicaragua led by José Anacleto Ordóñez. After he crushed the rebellion, he was named as Nicaragua's interim governor from 4 January 1825 until 2 April 1825, when he was replaced with Manuel Antonio de la Cerda.[1][3]
He established Guatemala's first military academy.[1]
