Joaquín Mosquera Explained

Joaquín Mosquera y Arboleda
Office:3rd Vice President of the Republic of New Granada
Term Start:May 12, 1833
Term End:April 1, 1835

May 2 - November 1, 1831
President:Francisco de Paula Santander
Predecessor:José Ignacio de Márquez
Successor:José Ignacio de Márquez
Birthname:Joaquín Mariano Mosquera y Arboleda
Nationality:Neogranadine
Birth Date:14 December 1787
Birth Place:Popayán, Popayán, Viceroyalty of the New Granada
Death Place:Santa Fe de Bogotá, Cundinamarca, United States of Colombia
Spouse:María Josefa Mosquera Hurtado

Joaquín Mariano de Mosquera-Figueroa y Arboleda-Salazar (14 December 1787 – 4 April 1878) was a Colombian statesman and a Founding Father of Colombia who served as the 3rd and 5th President of Gran Colombia. Mosquera also served as Vice President of the Republic of New Granada. During the administration of President Simón Bolívar, he was named as the 1st Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the nascent states of Peru, the United Provinces of South America, and Chile with the purpose of creating unity amongst the South American nations.

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