Francisco de Paula Santander

E164069

Francisco de Paula Santander was a Colombian military and political leader, key architect of the early Republic of Colombia and later president of New Granada, often remembered as the “Man of Laws” for his role in building the nation’s institutions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Colombian politician
human
lawyer
military officer
president of New Granada
birthDate 1792-04-02
birthPlace Viceroyalty of New Granada
Villa del Rosario de Cúcuta
commemoratedBy Francisco de Paula Santander University
Santander Department
surface form: Santander Department, Colombia
countryOfCitizenship Colombia
Republic of New Granada
deathDate 1840-05-06
deathPlace Bogotá
Republic of New Granada
educatedAt Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario
familyName Santander
fullName Francisco de Paula Santander self-linksurface differs
surface form: Francisco José de Paula Santander y Omaña
givenName Francisco
headOfGovernment Republic of New Granada
ideology liberalism
republicanism
languageSpoken Spanish
militaryRank general
movement Latin American independence movements
surface form: Latin American wars of independence
nickname El Hombre de las Leyes
The Man of Laws
notableFor conflict with Simón Bolívar over centralism and dictatorship
organizing the civil administration of Gran Colombia
promoting rule of law and constitutionalism in early Colombia
notableWork institutional organization of the Republic of Colombia
participantIn Battle of Boyacá
Battle of Cúcuta
Battle of Pantano de Vargas
surface form: Battle of Vargas Swamp

Colombian War of Independence
positionHeld President of Gran Colombia
surface form: Acting President of Gran Colombia

President of the Republic of New Granada
Vice President of Gran Colombia
precededBy Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera
surface form: Joaquín de Mosquera
profession lawyer
soldier
statesman
religion Roman Catholicism
servedIn army of Gran Colombia
surface form: Army of Gran Colombia
succeededBy José Ignacio de Márquez
termEnd 1837-04-01
termStart 1832-10-07
vicePresident José Ignacio de Márquez

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Subject: Francisco de Paula Santander
Description of subject: Francisco de Paula Santander was a Colombian military and political leader, key architect of the early Republic of Colombia and later president of New Granada, often remembered as the “Man of Laws” for his role in building the nation’s institutions.

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Colombian War of Independence commander Francisco de Paula Santander
Santander Department namedAfter Francisco de Paula Santander
Gran Colombia vicePresident Francisco de Paula Santander
Gran Colombia founder Francisco de Paula Santander
Battle of Boyacá commander Francisco de Paula Santander
Battle of Boyacá relatedTo Francisco de Paula Santander
President of Gran Colombia officeHolder Francisco de Paula Santander
Patria Boba period notableFigure Francisco de Paula Santander
Francisco de Paula Santander fullName Francisco de Paula Santander self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Francisco José de Paula Santander y Omaña
army of Gran Colombia notableCommander Francisco de Paula Santander
subject surface form: Army of Gran Colombia
Norte de Santander Department namedAfter Francisco de Paula Santander
Republic of New Granada firstPresident Francisco de Paula Santander
Congress of Cúcuta participant Francisco de Paula Santander
Constitution of Cúcuta prominentFigure Francisco de Paula Santander
Casa del Congreso de Angostura associatedPerson Francisco de Paula Santander
Angostura Congress hasKeyFigure Francisco de Paula Santander