| Honorific Prefix: | Colonel |
| José Alejandro de Aycinena | |
| Term Start: | 3 December 1811 |
| Term End: | August 1812 Provisional Colonial Intendant |
| Birth Date: | 24 April 1767 |
| Spouse: | Mariana de Micheo y Delgado |
| Children: | 1 |
| Occupation: | Military, politician |
| Commands: | Infantry Militias |
José Alejandro de Aycinena y Carrillo (24 April 1767 – 26 May 1826) was a Spanish military officer and politician who served as the Colonial Intendant of the Intendancy of San Salvador from 1811 to 1812.
José Alejandro de Aycinena y Carrillo was born on 24 April 1767 in Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala, which was then a part of the Spanish Empire.[1] His father was Juan Fermín de Aycinena e Irigoyen (es), a member of the conservative Aycinena Family (es), and his mother was Ana María Carrillo y Gálvez de Corral.[2] He was the Rector of the M. I. University of Guatemala and the Attorney of the Real Audiencia of Guatemala.[3]
Aycinena y Carrillo was a Colonel in the Spanish Army and was in command of the Milicias de Infantería (Infantry Militias). On 5 November 1811, 400 Salvadorans led by José Matías Delgado and Manuel José Arce in the Intendancy of San Salvador declared independence and overthrew its Colonial Intendant, Antonio Gutiérrez y Ulloa.[4] Gutiérrez y Ulloa was replaced by José Mariano Batres y Asturias by the independence leaders.[5] Aycinena y Carrillo was sent into San Salvador to crush the rebellion.[6] On 3 December 1811, after suppressing the independence movement, Aycinena y Carrillo became the Colonial Intendant of San Salvador to bring "tranquility and betterment" to the intendancy.[7] [8] His term as Colonial Intendant ended in August 1812 when he was elected as Advisor of the State of the Real Audiencia of Guatemala, being replaced by José María Peinado y Pezonarte.
Aycinena y Carrillo died on 26 May 1826.