Francisco de Paula Santander
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Francisco José de Paula Santander y Omaña was a Neogranadine military and political leader who served as Vice-President of Gran Colombia between 1819 and 1826, and was later elected by Congress as the
Oil painting by Ricardo Acevedo Bernal.
Nicolás Mauricio de Omaña. Santander's maternal uncle and signer of the Colombian act of independence.
An engraving based on a miniature, showing a young Santander in 1812 as a lieutenant.
Water Color of General Santander by Master Santiago Martinez Delgado
Gran Colombia
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Gran Colombia, also known as Greater Colombia and officially the Republic of Colombia, was the Colombian state that encompassed much of northern South America and parts of Central America from 1819 to
Francisco de Paula Santander
…Francisco José de Paula Santander y Omaña (April 2, 1792 – May 6, 1840) was a Neogranadine military and political leader who served as Vice-President of Gran Colombia between 1819 and 1826, and was later elected by Congress as the President of the Republic of New Granada between 1832 and 1837. Santander played a…
A mural by Santiago Martinez Delgado at the Colombian Congress representing the Congress of Cúcuta