Bartolomé Calvo

Bartolomé Calvo Díaz de Lamadrid (August 24, 1815 – January 2, 1889) was a Colombian lawyer, journalist, and statesman, who became President of the Granadine Confederation, in what is now Colombia, in 1861 in his role as Inspector General, because no elections were held on that year to decide the presidency. He also served as Governor of Panama and Ambassador to Ecuador, and worked in a number of newspapers.

Bartolomé Calvo
2nd President of the Granadine Confederation
In office
1 April 1861  18 July 1861
Preceded byMariano Ospina Rodríguez
Succeeded byIgnacio Gutierrez Vergara
3rd Governor of Panama
In office
1 October 1856  1 June 1858
LieutenantFrancisco Fábregas
Preceded byFrancisco de Fábregas
Succeeded byRamón Gamboa
8th Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Colombia to Ecuador
In office
18 April 1886  20 January 1889
PresidentRafael Núñez
Preceded bySergio Camargo
Succeeded byFrancisco de Paula Urrutia Ordóñez
Personal details
Born
Bartolomé Calvo Díaz de Lamadrid

(1815-08-24)24 August 1815
Cartagena de Indias, Bolívar, United Provinces of New Granada
Died2 January 1889(1889-01-02) (aged 73)
Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
Resting placeCentral Cemetery of Bogotá
NationalityColombian
Political partyConservative
SpouseIsidora Martí
Alma materUniversity of Magdalena
OccupationLawyer, Diplomat, Journalist (Typographer, Editor)
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