Antonio Nariño
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Antonio Amador José de Nariño y Álvarez del Casal was a Colombian ideological precursor of the independence movement in New Granada as well as one of its early political and military leaders. In 1793,
Oil painting by Ricardo Acevedo Bernal.
Statue of Antonio Nariño in Villa de Leyva
Antonio Nariño
Watercolor by Ricardo Acevedo Bernal
Nariño Department
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Nariño is a department of Colombia named after independence leader Antonio Nariño. Its capital is Pasto. It is in the west of the country, bordering Ecuador and the Pacific Ocean.
Antonio Nariño
…palace of the Republic of Colombia, Casa de Nariño or Palacio de Nariño, was constructed at the site of his birthplace and named in his honor. The department of Nariño was also named in his honor. Nariño's face has appeared in the $10 and $100 Colombian peso banknotes…
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