Presidents

President of the State of Cundinamarca

Jorge Tadeo Lozano (1771-1816).
Presidential term:1811
He introduced the first Liberal Constitution
for the State of Cundinamarca.
Born in Bogotá.

Antonio Nariño (1765-1823)
Presidential term: 1811-1812.
Born in Bogotá.

Presidents of the New Granada

Rufino Cuervo Barreto (1801-1853)
Vice-Presidential term: 1847-1849
He served as acting President on 4 occasions.
Born inTibirita.

Mariano Ospina Rodríguez (1805-1885).
Presidential term: 1857-1861,
Born in Guasca.

President of the Sovereign State of Cundinamarca

Daniel Aldana (1834-1911).
Presidential terms:1866-1867 / 1879-1881 /
1882-1885.
Born in Manta.

Presidents of the Granadine Confederation

Santiago Pérez de Manosalba (1830-1900).
Presidential term:1874-1876.
Born in Zipaquirá.

José Eusebio Otálora Martínez (1826-1884).
Presidential term: 1882-1884.
Born in Fómeque.

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Heroes of the Independence Years

Policarpa Salavarrieta -La Pola- (1795 -1817).
She devoted her life to helping the revolution to free Colombia from Spanish rule.
She was only 22 years old when she was accused of conspiracy against the Spaniards and was arrested. She was quickly executed, along with her boyfriend and other patriots. Salavarrieta was born in Guaduas.

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Religious Figures

Monsignor Emilio De Brigard Ortiz (1888-1986).
Monsignor De Brigard was the Bishop of Bogota in 1944 and was appointed to Assistant Archbishop shortly before his death in 1986.
He was a spiritual guide to many Colombians and a university professor who helped the poor and sick. He was loved by all who had the honour to know him. He was born in Chía.

His Eminence Cardinal Crisanto Luque Sánchez (1889- 1959).
Assistant Bishop of Tunja (1931), the Assistant Bishop of Bogota (1932), and Bishop of Tunja (1932). He was made Cardinal in 1953. His place of birth was Tenjo.

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