Joaquín París Ricaurte

Joaquín Paris y Ricaurte (

Bogotá Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the larges ...

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, August 15, 1795 – Honda, Colombia, October 2, 1868) was a hero of the

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for independence. Paris was born in the former city of Santa Fe in

to an aristocratic family of Spanish descent. His father was born in

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and came to Santa Fe as Secretary of Virey Messía de la Cerda. Prior to the independence war, he joined the patriotic ranks, ten days after declaration of independence. Governor of Neiva and Cundinamarca States. Secretary of War, vicepresident of

in 1955, 87 years after his death. París died in Honda in 1868. {{DEFAULTSORT:Paris, Joaquin 1795 births 1868 deaths People from Bogotá Presidential Designates of Colombia Colombian people of Spanish descent