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Francisco de Paula Santander

1792 - 1840

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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 pivotal role in the Colombian War of Independence being one of the main leaders of the Patriot forces and helped lead the Patriot Army alongside Simón Bolívar to victory. He's often credited with creating the legal foundations for democracy in Colombia, as well as creating the country's first system of public education. For these reasons he is considered a National Hero in Colombia and has thus commonly been known as "The Man of the Laws" ("El Hombre de las Leyes") as well as the "Organizer of Victory" ("El Organizador de la Victoria"). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francisco de Paula Santander is the 6,945th most popular politician (up from 7,202nd in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Colombia (up from 26th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Colombian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Francisco de Paula Santander ranks 6,945 out of 19,576. Before him are Lin Xin, Trần Hưng Đạo, Johannes Steinhoff, Edvard Eriksen, Yōsuke Matsuoka, and Lucjan Żeligowski. After him are Gulzarilal Nanda, Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Quli Qutb Shah, Théophile Delcassé, and Ahmed Izzet Pasha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1792, Francisco de Paula Santander ranks 25. Before him are Joseph Mohr, Lady Byron, Carlos Antonio López, James Mayer de Rothschild, Matteo Carcassi, and David Sassoon. After him are Maria Beatrice of Savoy, Francisco Morazán, Sarah Moore Grimké, John Bowring, Frederick Marryat, and Gustav Schwab. Among people deceased in 1840, Francisco de Paula Santander ranks 19. Before him are José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, Pierre-Joseph Redouté, Louis de Bonald, Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Jean-Étienne Dominique Esquirol, and Carl Ludvig Engel. After him are Maria Beatrice of Savoy, Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais, Beau Brummell, Marcellin Champagnat, Nicholas Aylward Vigors, and Anton Friedrich Justus Thibaut.

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In Colombia

Among people born in Colombia, Francisco de Paula Santander ranks 22 out of 356. Before him are Nicolás Gómez Dávila (1913), Sofía Vergara (1972), Luis Carlos Galán (1943), Luis Garavito (1957), Rafael Orozco Maestre (1954), and Radamel Falcao (1986). After him are Virgilio Barco Vargas (1921), Julio César Turbay Ayala (1916), Darío Castrillón Hoyos (1929), John Leguizamo (1964), Belisario Betancur (1923), and Álvaro Mutis (1923).

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Among POLITICIANS In Colombia

Among politicians born in Colombia, Francisco de Paula Santander ranks 8. Before him are César Gaviria (1947), Gustavo Petro (1960), Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela (1943), Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela (1939), Álvaro Uribe (1952), and Luis Carlos Galán (1943). After him are Virgilio Barco Vargas (1921), Julio César Turbay Ayala (1916), Belisario Betancur (1923), Ernesto Samper (1950), Rodrigo Lara (1946), and Manuel Marulanda (1930).

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