Antonio Nariño

Antonio Amador José de Nariño y Álvarez del Casal (Santa Fé de Bogotá, Colombia April 9, 1765 – Villa de Leyva, Colombia December 13, 1823), was a Colombian ideological precursor of the independence movement in New Granada (present day Colombia) as well as one of its early political and military leaders.

Antonio Nariño
Oil painting by Ricardo Acevedo Bernal.
3rd Vice President of the Gran Colombia
In office
April 4, 1821  June 6, 1821
PresidentSimón Bolívar
Preceded byJuan Germán Roscio
Succeeded byJosé María del Castillo
Governor President of the State of Cundinamarca
In office
September 19, 1813  May 14, 1814
Preceded byManuel Benito de Castro
Succeeded byManuel de Bernardo Álvarez del Casal
Governor President of the State of Cundinamarca and Viceregent of the King's Person
In office
September 21, 1811  August 19, 1812
MonarchFerdinand VII
Preceded byJorge Tadeo Lozano
Succeeded byManuel Benito de Castro
In office
September 12, 1812  September 19, 1813
Preceded byManuel Benito de Castro
Personal details
Born
Antonio de la Santísima Concepción Nariño y Álvarez

(1765-04-09)April 9, 1765
Bogotá, Viceroyalty of New Granada
DiedDecember 13, 1823(1823-12-13) (aged 58)
Villa de Leyva, Cundinamarca, Colombia
NationalityNeogranadine
Political partyCentralist
SpouseMagdalena Ortega y Mesa
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