José de Obaldía

Infobox Officeholder | name =José de Obaldía


order =President of the Republic of the New Granada*
term_start =October 14, 1851
term_end =January 22, 1852
predecessor =José Hilario López
successor =José Hilario López
order2 =13th President of the Republic of the New Granada†
term_start2 =December 4, 1854†
term_end2 =April 1, 1855
predecessor2 =Tomás Herrera
successor2 =Manuel María Mallarino
birth_date =birth date|1806|7|19|mf=y
birth_place =Santiago de Veraguas, Veraguas
death_date =death date|1889|12|28|mf=y
death_place =David, Chiriquí
party =Liberal
spouse =Ana María Gallegos Candanedo
religion =Roman Catholic
footnotes =*Vice-president acting as President in the abscense of the elected leader.†Assumed power in rebellion from August 5, 1854.

José Vicente Arcenio de Obaldía y Orejuela (born july 19, 1806, Santiago de Veraguas – died December 28, 1889, David) was a Neogranadine statesmen and lawyer, who served as President of the Republic of the New Granada in two occasions between 1851-1852 and 1854-1855. He was also a key figure in the Panamanian struggle for independence and his son José Domingo de Obaldía became President of Panama.