Pedro Alcántara Herrán

Infobox Officeholder | name =Pedro Alcántara Herrán Martínez de Zaldúa


order =7th President of the Republic of the New Granada
term_start =April 1, 1841
term_end =April 1, 1845
vicepresident =Domingo Caycedo
predecessor =José Ignacio de Márquez
successor =Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera
birth_date =birth date|1800|10|19|mf=y
birth_place =Bogotá, Cundinamarca
death_date =death date and age|1872|4|26|1800|10|19|mf=y
death_place =Bogotá, Cundinamarca
party =Conservative
spouse =Amelia Mosquera Arboleda
religion =Roman Catholic

Pedro Alcántara Herrán Martínez de Zaldúa (born October 19, 1800, Bogotá – died April 26, 1872, Bogotá) was a Colombian general statesman who served as President of the Republic of the New Granada between 1841 and 1845. As a general he served in the wars of independence of the New Granada and of Peru. He also served as ambassador to the United States, Ecuador, the Holy See, and Costa Rica. He was also the son-in-law of Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera.

References

* http://www.lablaa.org/blaavirtual/biografias/herrpedr.htm
* http://www.presidencia.gov.co/prensa_new/historia/pedroalcantar.htm
* http://www.fac.mil.co/index.php?idcategoria=13792&PHPSESSID=67bc89b67fbff609069aee1db