- Joaquin Paris
Infobox Officeholder | name =Joaquín París Ricaurte
caption ="The Manc of Bomboná"
order =Colombian Army Commander in Chief
term_start =October 25 ,1860
term_end =April 1 ,1861
predecessor =Pedro Alcántara Herrán
successor =Ramón Espina Gámez
birth_date =birth date|1795|08|15|mf=y
birth_place =Bogotá ,Colombia
death_date =death date and age|1868|10|02|1795|08|15|mf=y
death_place =Honda,Colombia
spouse =María Dolores De la Roche Domínguez
religion =Roman Catholic Joaquín Paris y Ricaurte (
Bogotá ,Colombia ,August 15 ,1795 –Honda, Colombia ,October 2 ,1868 ) was a hero of theLatin American war for independence.Paris was born in the former city of Santafé in
Colombia to an aristocratic family of Spanish descent. His father was born inMadrid and came to Santafé as Secretary of Virey Messía de la Cerda. Prior to the independence war, he joined the patriotic ranks, ten days after declaration of independence.Governor of Neiva and Cundinamarca States. Secretary of War, vicepresident of
Colombia in 1955.Paris died in Honda in 1868.
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