Joaquín Camacho
José Joaquín Justo Camacho y Rodriguez de Lago (July 17, 1766 – August 31, 1816) was a Neogranadine statesman, lawyer, journalist and professor, who worked for the Independence of the New Granada, what is now Colombia, and participated in the Open Cabildo which declared the Act of Independence, of which he was also a signer. He was executed during the Reign of Terror of Pablo Morillo after the Spanish invasion of New Granada.
Joaquín Camacho | |
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1825 portrait by Coriolano Leudo | |
| President of the United Provinces of the New Granada* | |
| In office October 5, 1814 – January 21, 1815 | |
| Preceded by | Camilo Torres Tenorio |
| Succeeded by | Triumvirate Custodio García Rovira, José Miguel Pey de Andrade, Manuel Rodríguez Torices |
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| Born | José Joaquín Justo Camacho Lago July 17, 1766 Tunja, Boyacá, Viceroyalty of the New Granada |
| Died | August 31, 1816 (aged 50) Bogotá, Cundinamarca, United Provinces of New Granada |
| Spouse | Marcelina Rodríguez Lago y Castillo |
| Alma mater | Our Lady of the Rosary University |
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