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Francisco de Paula Santander

1792 - 1840

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Francisco José de Paula Santander y Omaña (April 2, 1792 – May 6, 1840) was a Neogranadine military and political leader who served as Vice-President of Gran Colombia between 1819 and 1826, and was later elected by Congress as the President of the Republic of New Granada between 1832 and 1837. Santander played a pivotal role in the Colombian War of Independence being one of the main leaders of the Patriot forces and helped lead the Patriot Army alongside Simón Bolívar to victory. He's often credited with creating the legal foundations for democracy in Colombia, as well as creating the country's first system of public education. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francisco de Paula Santander has received more than 519,386 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Francisco de Paula Santander is the 7,203rd most popular politician (down from 5,598th in 2019), the 26th most popular biography from Colombia (down from 14th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Colombian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Francisco de Paula Santander ranks 7,203 out of 19,576. Before him are Ali ibn Hammud al-Nasir, Bezprym, Meir Dizengoff, Hinrich Lohse, Archduke Johann Salvator of Austria, and Waldemar, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal. After him are Pharnaces I of Pontus, Jaromír, Duke of Bohemia, Jerome Powell, Anna Dalassene, Shah Alam II, and Stephen III, Duke of Bavaria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1792, Francisco de Paula Santander ranks 25. Before him are Joseph Mohr, John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, Matteo Carcassi, Carlos Antonio López, Francisco Morazán, and John Bowring. After him are Johann Georg Christian Lehmann, Manuel Oribe, Andrés de Santa Cruz, Mangas Coloradas, Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, and Frederick Marryat. Among people deceased in 1840, Francisco de Paula Santander ranks 22. Before him are Jean-Étienne Dominique Esquirol, Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Carl Ludvig Engel, Anne Lister, Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Crown Princess of Prussia, and Beau Brummell. After him are Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais, Anton Friedrich Justus Thibaut, Pierre Dupont de l'Étang, Nicholas Aylward Vigors, Marcellin Champagnat, and John Cockerill.

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In Colombia

Among people born in Colombia, Francisco de Paula Santander ranks 26 out of 356. Before him are Álvaro Uribe (1952), Virgilio Barco Vargas (1921), James Rodríguez (1991), Íngrid Betancourt (1961), Andrés Escobar (1967), and Belisario Betancur (1923). After him are Ernesto Samper (1950), Rafael Orozco Maestre (1954), Manuel Marulanda (1930), Radamel Falcao (1986), Jorge Eliécer Gaitán (1903), and Julio César Turbay Ayala (1916).

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Among POLITICIANS In Colombia

Among politicians born in Colombia, Francisco de Paula Santander ranks 12. Before him are Rodrigo Lara (1946), Luis Carlos Galán (1943), Álvaro Uribe (1952), Virgilio Barco Vargas (1921), Íngrid Betancourt (1961), and Belisario Betancur (1923). After him are Ernesto Samper (1950), Manuel Marulanda (1930), Jorge Eliécer Gaitán (1903), Julio César Turbay Ayala (1916), Gustavo Rojas Pinilla (1900), and Alfonso López Michelsen (1913).

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