Joaquín Mosquera
| Joaquín Mosquera y Arboleda | |
|---|---|
| File:Joaquín Mosquera lithograph.jpg | |
| 3rd Vice President of New Granada | |
| In office 12 May 1833 – 1 April 1835 Acting President: 13 June–4 September 1830 1 May-1 November 1831 | |
| President | Francisco de Paula Santander |
| Preceded by | José Ignacio de Márquez |
| Succeeded by | José Ignacio de Márquez |
| 2nd President of Colombia[1][2] | |
| In office 4 May – 4 September 1830 with Domingo Caycedo as Acting President: 4 May–13 June & 2–17 August | |
| Preceded by | Simón Bolívar |
| Succeeded by | Rafael Urdaneta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joaquín Mariano Mosquera y Arboleda 14 December 1787 Popayán, Popayán, Viceroyalty of the New Granada |
| Died | 4 April 1878 (aged 90) Santa Fe de Bogotá, Cundinamarca, United States of Colombia |
| Spouse | María Josefa Mosquera Hurtado |
Joaquín Mariano de Mosquera-Figueroa y Arboleda-Salazar (14 December 1787 – 4 April 1878) was a Colombian statesman and a Founding Father of Colombia who served as the 2nd president of Gran Colombia. Mosquera also served as Vice President of the Republic of New Granada. During the administration of President Simón Bolívar, he was named as the 1st Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the nascent states of Peru, the United Provinces of South America, and Chile with the purpose of creating unity amongst the South American nations.
He was overthrown as President in 1830 in a military coup by General Rafael Urdaneta.[3]
References
- Back to citation "Joaquín Mariano Mosquera". Presidencia de la República de Colombia. Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2026-05-30.
- Back to citation "Domingo Caycedo". Banco de la República de Colombia.
- Back to citation Madrid, Raúl L. (2025). The Birth of Democracy in South America. Cambridge University Press. p. 201. ISBN 978-1-009-63381-9.
Bibliography
- Méndez Valencia, Aría Alexandra "Joaquín Mosquera" at Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango, 2004. In Spanish
- "Joaquín Mariano Mosquera" at Capitán Paz-Fuerza Aérea Colombiana.
- Joaquín Mariano Mosquera at Presidencia de la República de Colombia. In Spanish