José María García de Toledo y de Madariaga (11 February 1769 — 24 February 1816) was a Neogranadine lawyer and politician, who fought against the Royalist forces during the

Patria Boba The First Republic of New Granada, known derogatorily as the Foolish Fatherland (), is the period in the history of Colombia immediately following the declaration of independence from Spain in 1810 as the first South American independent natio ...

period that preceded the

Colombian War of Independence The Colombian War of Independence began on July 20, 1810 when the Junta (Spanish American Independence), Junta de Santa Fe was formed in Bogotá, Santa Fe de Bogota, the capital of the Spanish Empire, Spanish colonial Viceroyalty of New Granad ...

. Soon after the banishment of the Spanish governor on 14 June 1810 a Supreme Junta was established in

Cartagena de Indias Cartagena ( ), known since the colonial era as Cartagena de Indias (), is a city and one of the major ports on the northern coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Region of Colombia, Caribbean Coast Region, along the Caribbean Sea. Cartagena's past ...

as a direct response to Napoleon's invasion of Spain. García was named as its president, and on 11 November 1811, the Junta declared the independence of Cartagena from Spain. He was later shot, as one of the "Nine Martyrs", by Pablo Morillo on 24 February 1816, when the city was being "pacified" after the Siege of Cartagena (1815).

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1769 births 1816 deaths People from Cartagena, Colombia Del Rosario University alumni 18th-century Colombian lawyers People of the Colombian War of Independence Viceroyalty of New Granada people {{Colombia-bio-stub