Aquileo Parra
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José Bonifacio Aquileo Elias Parra Gómez was a Colombian soldier, businessman and political figure. He was the president of Colombia
between 1876 and 1878.
, Santander
, on May 12, 1825. Hi died in Pacho
, Cundinamarca
, on December 4, 1900.
, calling on the ports of Magangué
, Mompós and Puerto Berrío
. He eventually saved enough money to change jobs and became a politician. He spent all his free time learning and studying, and he became an autodidact and highly educated.
as state senator and later, in 1875, elected as President of the same State. He is also elected MP assists to congress for several terms. Para was also elected as delegate to the Constitutional Assembly of Rionegro. He served as Minister of the Treasury of President Manuel Murillo Toro
and later, reappointed to the same position by President Santiago Pérez de Manosalbas
.
Parra also served in the military and participated in the civil wars against Presidents José María Melo
, Mariano Ospina Rodríguez
and the Granadine Confederation
(“Confederacion Granadina”) in 1861.
18 votes and Bartolomé Calvo 18 votes. becoming the first and only Presidento of Colombia from Santander
Parra was inaugurated as President of Colombia on April 1st, 1876. Three months later he had deal with the events that lead to the bloodiest civil war of the XIX Century. The liberal party was divided in two groups, “the radicals”, loyal to Parra and the independent”, loyal to Rafel Núñez. The conservatives, united in one group, launched the military offensive in the States of Antioquia and Cauca
.
President of Colombia
The President of Colombia is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Colombia. The office of president was established upon the ratification of the Constitution of 1819, by the Congress of Angostura, convened in December 1819, when Colombia was part of "la Gran Colombia"...
between 1876 and 1878.
Biographic data
Aquileo Parra was born in BaricharaBarichara
Barichara is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia.- External links :*...
, Santander
Santander Department
Santander is a department of Colombia. Santander inherited the name of one of the nine original states of the United States of Colombia. It is located in the central northern part of the country, east of the Magdalena River, bordered to the south and southeast by Boyacá, to the northeast by Norte...
, on May 12, 1825. Hi died in Pacho
Pacho
Pacho is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca.-External links:...
, Cundinamarca
Cundinamarca Department
- Origin of the name :The name of Cundinamarca comes from Kundur marqa, an indigenous expression, probably derived from Quechua. Meaning "Condor's Nest", it was used in pre-Columbian times by the natives of the Magdalena Valley to refer to the nearby highlands....
, on December 4, 1900.
Early life
Parra began his early education in the public school of his home town of Barichara, but he was forced to drop out before graduating from high school because of economic hardship. He found a job making and selling hats, and he navigated the Magdalena RiverMagdalena River
The Magdalena River is the principal river of Colombia, flowing northward about through the western half of the country. It takes its name from the biblical figure Mary Magdalene. It is navigable through much of its lower reaches, in spite of the shifting sand bars at the mouth of its delta, as...
, calling on the ports of Magangué
Magangue
Magangué Magangué is a municipality in the Department of Bolivar in Colombia, located on the banks of the Magdalena River in the North Coast. It is the capital of the southern Department, and is the second most important town....
, Mompós and Puerto Berrío
Puerto Berrío
Puerto Berrío is a municipality and town in the Colombian department of Antioquia.-Geography:Puerto Berrío is located in a region of Antioquia known as the Middle Magdalena...
. He eventually saved enough money to change jobs and became a politician. He spent all his free time learning and studying, and he became an autodidact and highly educated.
Political career
Parra takes his first steps as a politician in the state of SantanderSantander Department
Santander is a department of Colombia. Santander inherited the name of one of the nine original states of the United States of Colombia. It is located in the central northern part of the country, east of the Magdalena River, bordered to the south and southeast by Boyacá, to the northeast by Norte...
as state senator and later, in 1875, elected as President of the same State. He is also elected MP assists to congress for several terms. Para was also elected as delegate to the Constitutional Assembly of Rionegro. He served as Minister of the Treasury of President Manuel Murillo Toro
Manuel Murillo Toro
Manuel Murillo Toro was a Colombian politician and statesman, who served as President of the United States of Colombia on two occasions, first from 1864 to 1866, and again between 1872 and 1874.- Biographic data :...
and later, reappointed to the same position by President Santiago Pérez de Manosalbas
Santiago Pérez de Manosalbas
Santiago Pérez de Manosalbas was a Colombian educator, lawyer, diplomat, writer, journalist and statesman who was President of the United States of Colombia between 1874 and 1876.- Biographic data :...
.
Parra also served in the military and participated in the civil wars against Presidents José María Melo
José María Melo
José María Dionisio Melo y Ortiz was a Colombian general and politician of Pijao ancestry, who fought in the South American wars of independence, and who in 1854 rose to power and held the presidency of Colombia. In August, 1850, artisans demanded protection and the creation of a national workshop...
, Mariano Ospina Rodríguez
Mariano Ospina Rodríguez
Mariano Ospina Rodríguez was a Colombian politician, journalist and lawyer, founder of the Colombian Conservative Party and later President of Colombia between 1857 and 1861 during the Granadine Confederation.- Biographic data :...
and the Granadine Confederation
Granadine Confederation
The Granadine Confederation was a short-lived federal republic established in 1858 as a result of a constitutional change replacing the Republic of New Granada. It comprised the present day nations of Colombia and Panama...
(“Confederacion Granadina”) in 1861.
The Presidency
Parra was elected President of Colombia by Congress. During the general election for president in 1876, none of the three candidates obtained enough votes to become president. Thus, Congress decide the election by giving Parra 48 votes, Rafael NuñezRafael Núñez (politician)
Rafael Wenceslao Núñez Moledo was a Colombian author, lawyer, journalist and politician, who was elected President of Colombia in 1880 and in 1884. Rafael Núñez was born in Cartagena de Indias, on September 28, 1825. He died in Cartagena on September 18, 1894.-Early life:Little is known about the...
18 votes and Bartolomé Calvo 18 votes. becoming the first and only Presidento of Colombia from Santander
Parra was inaugurated as President of Colombia on April 1st, 1876. Three months later he had deal with the events that lead to the bloodiest civil war of the XIX Century. The liberal party was divided in two groups, “the radicals”, loyal to Parra and the independent”, loyal to Rafel Núñez. The conservatives, united in one group, launched the military offensive in the States of Antioquia and Cauca
Cauca Department
Cauca is a Department of Colombia. Located in the south-western part of the country, facing the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Valle del Cauca Department to the north, Tolima Department to the northeast, Huila Department to the east and the Nariño Department to the south, covering a total area of...
.