José Manuel Restrepo Vélez Explained

José Manuel Restrepo Vélez
Order:1st
Office:Ministry of the Interior (Colombia)Secretary of the Interior of Colombia
Term Start:7 October 1821
Term End:1830
President:Simón Bolívar y Palacios
Order2:3rd
Office2:Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Colombia)Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Colombia
President2:Simón Bolívar y Palacios
Predecessor2:José Rafael Revenga y Hernández
Successor2:José Rafael Revenga y Hernández
Office3:Governor of Antioquia
Term Start4:2 September 1819
Term End4:9 April 1821
Appointed4:José María Córdova Muñoz
Predecessor4:José María Córdova Muñoz
Successor4:José María Ricaurte y Nariño
Birth Date:30 December 1781
Birth Place:Envigado, Antioquia, Viceroyalty of the New Granada
Death Place:Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Granadine Confederation
Nationality:Neogranadine
Spouse: (1812–1863)
Alma Mater:College of Saint Bartholomew (LLB, 1808)
Profession:Lawyer
Signature:José Manuel Restrepo signature.png
Signature Alt:J Manuel Restrepo

José Manuel Restrepo Vélez (30 December 1781 – 1 April 1863)[1] was an investigator of Colombian flora, political figure and historian. The orchid genus Restrepia was named in his honor.

Restrepo was born in the town of Envigado, Antioquia in the Colombian Mid-west. He graduated as a lawyer from the Colegio de San Bartolomé in the city of Santa Fe de Bogotá. He later worked as Secretary for Juan del Corral and Governor Dionisio Tejada during their dictatorial government over Antioquia.

From 1811 to 1814 he became a Deputy Representative of Antioquia during the Congress of the United Provinces of New Granada. After the Independence from Spain was achieved by Simon Bolivar, Restrepo became governor of Antioquia in 1819 during the Greater Colombia.

Restrepo was profoundly interested in geography and fauna of Antioquia.

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  1. Arciniegas Rueda . Pedro . 2010-12-01 . Biografías . Biographies . . 252 . Bogotá . Spanish . 0121-3296 . 39236834 . 2012-04-13 .