José Hilario López
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José Hilario López Valdés was a New Granada politician and military officer. He was the president of the Republic of New Granada between 1849 and 1853.
Photograph c. 1857
Family portrait of his wife María Dorotea Durán Borrero, and their three kids, Lucretia, Policarpa, and Antonio.
José Hilario López
José María Melo
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José María Dionisio Melo y Ortiz was a Colombian general and political figure who fought in the South American wars of independence, and who rose to power and briefly held the presidency of Colombia i
Daguerreotype, c. 1850
Melo's support of Rafael Urdaneta led to his first exile.
General José María Melo Ortiz
Melo was a supporter of President José María Obando, even though he would later overthrow him.