Manuel María de los Santos Acosta Castillo (November 1, 1828 – January 9, 1901) was a Colombian

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and

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. He served as the

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from 1867 until 1868.

Biographic data

Acosta was born in Miraflores, Boyacá, on November 1, 1828. He died in

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on January 9, 1901.Arismendi Posada, Ignacio; ''Gobernantes Colombianos''; trans. Colombian Presidents; Interprint Editors Ltd., Italgraf, Segunda Edición; Page 81; Bogotá, Colombia; 1983

Political career

Although Acosta studied and graduated in medicine, he did not practice this profession. Rather, he pursued military and political careers. He was elected several times as MP, both to the House of Representatives and the Senate. Santos Acosta was one of the main players during the constitutional reform of 1853. In 1867, Congress elected Acosta as second Vice-President. Congress had also elected

Santos Gutiérrez José Santos Gutiérrez Prieto was a Colombian statesman and soldier, who became president of the Sovereign State of Boyacá, and later elected as president of the United States of Colombia for the term of 1868-1870.Arismendi Posada, Ignacio; ...

as first Vice-President and Joaquín Riascos as third Vice-President.

References

Sources

Santos Acosta at virtualology.com
* 1828 births 1901 deaths Presidents of Colombia Presidential Designates of Colombia Colombian Liberal Party politicians Burials at Central Cemetery of Bogotá {{Colombia-mil-bio-stub