Francisco de Paula Santander

(1792-1840)

President of Gran Colombia

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Francisco José de Paula Santander y Omaña (Villa del Rosario, Norte de Santander, Colombia, April 2, 1792 – Santafé de Bogotá, Colombia, May 6, 1840), was a Colombian military and political leader during the 1810–1819 independence war of the United Provinces of New Granada (present-day Colombia). He was the acting President of Gran Colombia between 1819 and 1826, and later elected by Congress as the President of the Republic of New Granada between 1832 and 1837. Santander came to be known as "The Man of the Laws" ("El Hombre de las Leyes").

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Born	2 April 1792 Cúcuta, Norte de Santander Colombia
Died	6 March 1840 (aged 47) Santa Fe de Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Republic of New Granada (present-day Colombia)
Zodiac	Aries
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