List of people on stamps of Colombia
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This article lists people who have been featured on the postage stamp
s of Colombia
and its states. The states of Cundinamarca
, Santander
, and Tolima did not honor any persons on their stamps.
This list is complete through the regular issues of 1981.
Postage stamp
A postage stamp is a small piece of paper that is purchased and displayed on an item of mail as evidence of payment of postage. Typically, stamps are made from special paper, with a national designation and denomination on the face, and a gum adhesive on the reverse side...
s of Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
and its states. The states of 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....
, 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...
, and Tolima did not honor any persons on their stamps.
This list is complete through the regular issues of 1981.
- Antioquia, Bolivar, Boyaca
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- Rafael Almanza (1958)
- Manuel AncízarManuel AncízarManuel Esteban Ancízar Basterra was a Colombian lawyer, writer, and journalist of Colombia.He was born in the state of Cundinamarca and educated in Bogotá. He then spent time in Cuba and Caracas, Venezuela, returning in 1847. He founded a publishing house and a newspaper before joining the...
(1953) - Julio Arboleda (1966)
- Julio Garavito ArmeroJulio Garavito ArmeroJulio Garavito Armero was a Colombian astronomer.Born in Bogotá, he was a child prodigy in science and mathematics. He obtained his degrees as mathematician and civil engineer in the Escuela Nacional de Ingeniería...
(1949)
B
- Vasco Núñez de BalboaVasco Núñez de BalboaVasco Núñez de Balboa was a Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador. He is best known for having crossed the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean in 1513, becoming the first European to lead an expedition to have seen or reached the Pacific from the New World.He traveled to the New World in...
, conquistador (1955) - Antonio Baraya (1950)
- Sebastián de BelalcázarSebastián de BelalcázarSebastián de Belalcázar was a Spanish conquistador.-Early life:He was born Sebastián Moyano in the province of Córdoba, Spain, in either 1479 or 1480. He took the name Belalcázar as that was the name of the castle-town near to his birthplace in Córdoba...
, conquistador (1955) - Andrés BelloAndrés BelloAndrés de Jesús María y José Bello López was a Venezuelan humanist, poet, lawmaker, philosopher, educator and philologist, whose political and literary works constitute an important part of Spanish American culture...
(1946) - Simón BolívarSimón BolívarSimón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios Ponte y Yeiter, commonly known as Simón Bolívar was a Venezuelan military and political leader...
, liberator (1886)
C
- Francisco José de CaldasFrancisco José de CaldasFrancisco José de Caldas was a Colombian lawyer, naturalist, and geographer who died a martyr by orders of Pablo Morillo during the Reconquista for being a precursor of the Independence of New Granada ....
(1910) - Fidel Cano (1977)
- José Eusebio Caro (1955)
- Miguel Antonio CaroMiguel Antonio CaroMiguel Antonio Caro Tobar was a Colombian scholar, poet, journalist, philosopher, orator, philologist, lawyer and politician.- Biographic data :Miguel Antonio Caro was born in Bogotá on November 10, 1845, and he died in the same city on August 5, 1909....
(1947) - Juan de Dios Carrasquilla (1949)
- R.M. Carrasquilla (1959)
- Francisca del Castillo (1972)
- Joaquín de Caycedo y Cuero (1946)
- Francisco Javier Cisneros (1949)
- Agustín Codazzi (1953)
- Christopher ColumbusChristopher ColumbusChristopher Columbus was an explorer, colonizer, and navigator, born in the Republic of Genoa, in northwestern Italy. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents in the...
, discoverer of New World (1932) - José María Córdoba (1917)
- Marcos CrespoMarcos CrespoMarcos A. Crespo is a Democratic member of the New York State Assembly representing the 85th Assembly District, which includes the Soundview, Clason Point, Longwood, and Hunts Point sections of the South Bronx as well as Rikers Island....
(1957) - Rufino Jose CuervoRufino José CuervoRufino José Cuervo Urisarri , was a Colombian writer, linguist and philologist.He studied Latin and Greek, but the main part of his work was dedicated to the study of the dialectal variations of Spanish spoken in Colombia...
, linguist (1917)
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- Pedro de HerediaPedro de HerediaPedro de Heredia, Spanish conqueror, founder of the city Cartagena de Indias, in Colombia.Noble from birth, for being involved in many brawls he was forced to leave Spain. He established himself in La Española. Later on, he accepted the job of lieutenant offered by the governor of Santa Marta,...
(1934) - Alcántara Herrán (1957)
- Alexander von HumboldtAlexander von HumboldtFriedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander Freiherr von Humboldt was a German naturalist and explorer, and the younger brother of the Prussian minister, philosopher and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt...
, naturalist (1960)
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- Ignatius of LoyolaIgnatius of LoyolaIgnatius of Loyola was a Spanish knight from a Basque noble family, hermit, priest since 1537, and theologian, who founded the Society of Jesus and was its first Superior General. Ignatius emerged as a religious leader during the Counter-Reformation...
, founder of Jesuits (1956) - St Isidore the Farmer (1960)
- Isabella I of Spain (1953)
L
- Manuel Ponce de León (1953)
- Abraham LincolnAbraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
(1960) - José Lombana (1952)
- Alfonso López PumarejoAlfonso López PumarejoAlfonso López Pumarejo was a two-time Colombian president and political figure, as a member of the Colombian Liberal Party. He served as president of Colombia for the first time between 1934 and 1938 and again between 1942 and 1945....
(1961) - Jorge LozanoJorge LozanoJorge Lozano is a retired professional tennis player from Mexico. On August 22, 1988, he reached his highest doubles ranking of World Number 4. His highest singles ranking was World Number 51. During his career, he won two mixed doubles titles at the French Open: in 1990 with Arantxa Sánchez, and...
(1967)
M
- Guglielmo MarconiGuglielmo MarconiGuglielmo Marconi was an Italian inventor, known as the father of long distance radio transmission and for his development of Marconi's law and a radio telegraph system. Marconi is often credited as the inventor of radio, and indeed he shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Karl Ferdinand...
, radio pioneer (1975) - José Manuel MarroquínJosé Manuel MarroquínJose Manuel Marroquin Ricaurte was a Colombian political figure and President of Colombia.- Biographic data :José Manuel Marroquín was born in Bogotá, on August 6, 1827. He died in the same city on September 19, 1908.- Early life :...
(1904) - José MartíJosé MartíJosé Julián Martí Pérez was a Cuban national hero and an important figure in Latin American literature. In his short life he was a poet, an essayist, a journalist, a revolutionary philosopher, a translator, a professor, a publisher, and a political theorist. He was also a part of the Cuban...
, Cuban patriot (1955) - José Francisco de San Martín (1955)
- Pompilio Martínez (1952)
- Manuel Mejía J. (1965)
- Santo Michelena (1957)
- Laura Montoya (1974)
- Tomás Cipriano de MosqueraTomás Cipriano de MosqueraTomás Cipriano de Mosquera y Arboleda was a Colombian general and political figure. He was president of Colombia four times. The first time was as president of Republic of New Granada from 1845 to 1849. During the Colombian Civil War of 1860-1862 he led liberal forces in a civil war against...
(1978) - José Celestino MutisJosé Celestino Mutis-External links:*** at The Catholic Encyclopedia official site...
(1947)
R
- Gustavo Uribe Ramírez (1980)
- Rafael ReyesRafael ReyesRafael Reyes Prieto was Chief of Staff of the Colombian National Army and President of Colombia .- Biographic data :...
(1957) - Antonio Ricaurte y Lozano (1917)
- José Eustasio RiveraJosé Eustasio RiveraJosé Eustasio Rivera Salas was a Colombian lawyer and poet primarily known for his national epic The Vortex.-Early life:...
, writer (1974) - García Rovira (1940)
S
- Policarpa SalavarrietaPolicarpa SalavarrietaPolicarpa Salavarrieta , also known as La Pola, was a Neogranadine seamstress who spied for the Revolutionary Forces during the Spanish Reconquista of the Viceroyalty of New Granada. She was captured by Spanish Royalists and ultimately executed for high treason...
(1910) - Francisco de Paula SantanderFrancisco de Paula SantanderFrancisco José de Paula Santander y Omaña , was a Colombian military and political leader during the 1810–1819 independence war of the United Provinces of New Granada...
(1910) - Carlos Martínez Silva (1948)
- Antonio José de Sucre y Alcalá (1887)
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- St Theresa (1970)
- Murillo Toro (1944)
- Camilo Torres TenorioCamilo Torres TenorioCamilo Torres Tenorio was a Colombian politician. He is credited as being an early founder of the nation due to his role in early struggles for independence from Spain.-Biography:...
(1910) - Cristóbal de Torres (1954)
- Jerónimo Triana (1947)
Antioquia
- Pedro Justo Berrio (1875)
- Jose Maria Cordoba (1899)
- Juan del CorralJuan del CorralJuan del Corral was an early seventeenth century Spanish architect who worked in Peru. His most famous bridge, El Puente de Piedra in Lima is known as the Bridge of Eggs because the myth is that it was constructed using over 10,000 sea bird egg whites mixed with stone....
(1903) - Anastasio Girardot (1902)
- José Fernández MadridJosé Fernández MadridJosé Luis Álvaro Alvino Fernández Madrid was a Neogranadine statesman, physician, scientist and writer, who was President of the interim triumvirate of the United Provinces of New Granada in 1814, and President of the United Provinces of the New Granada in 1816...
(1903) - Jose Felix Restrepo (1902)
- José María Restrepo (1903)
- Custodio Garcia RoviraCustodio García RoviraJosé Custodio Cayetano García Rovira was a Neogranadine general, statesman and painter, who fought for the independence of New Granada from Spain, and became President of the United Provinces of the New Granada in 1816...
(1903) - Policarpa SalavarrietaPolicarpa SalavarrietaPolicarpa Salavarrieta , also known as La Pola, was a Neogranadine seamstress who spied for the Revolutionary Forces during the Spanish Reconquista of the Viceroyalty of New Granada. She was captured by Spanish Royalists and ultimately executed for high treason...
(La Pola) (1903) - Francisco Antonio ZeaFrancisco Antonio ZeaFrancisco Antonio Zea was a Neogranadine journalist, botanist, diplomat and statesman that served as the 1st Vice President of Colombia under then-President Simón Bolívar...
(1903)
Bolivar
- Manuel Anguiano (1904)
- Simón BolívarSimón BolívarSimón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios Ponte y Yeiter, commonly known as Simón Bolívar was a Venezuelan military and political leader...
(1879, 1882, 1891, 1903) - José María del Castillo y RadaJosé María del Castillo y RadaJosé María del Castillo y Rada was a neo-granadine politician, President of the United Provinces of the New Granada from October 5, 1814 until January 21, 1815. Castillo y Rada also served as Vice President of the Republic of Colombia from June 6, 1821 until October 3, 1821....
(1904) - José María García de Toledo (1903)
- José Fernández MadridJosé Fernández MadridJosé Luis Álvaro Alvino Fernández Madrid was a Neogranadine statesman, physician, scientist and writer, who was President of the interim triumvirate of the United Provinces of New Granada in 1814, and President of the United Provinces of the New Granada in 1816...
(1903) - Manuel Rodríguez ToricesManuel Rodríguez ToricesManuel Rodríguez Torices was a Neogranadine statesman, lawyer, journalist, and Precursor of the Independence of Colombia...
(1903)
Boyaca
- Jose Manuel MarroquinJosé Manuel MarroquínJose Manuel Marroquin Ricaurte was a Colombian political figure and President of Colombia.- Biographic data :José Manuel Marroquín was born in Bogotá, on August 6, 1827. He died in the same city on September 19, 1908.- Early life :...
(1903) - Diego Mendoza Perez (1902)
- Prospero Pinzon, general (1903)