Joaquín Mosquera

Joaquín Mosquera y Arboleda
Oil painting by Ricardo Acevedo Bernal.
6th President of Colombia
In office 2 May 1831 – 11 November 1831
President	Francisco de Paula Santander
Vice President	Domingo de Caycedo y Sanz de Santamaría
Preceded by	Rafael José Urdaneta Farías
Succeeded by	Domingo de Caycedo y Sanz de Santamaría
4th President of Colombia
In office 13 June 1830 – 4 September 1830
Preceded by	Domingo de Caycedo y Sanz de Santamaría
Succeeded by	Rafael José Urdaneta Farías
Personal details
Born	Joaquín Mariano Mosquera y Arboleda 14 December 1787(1787-12-14) Popayán, Popayán, Viceroyalty of the New Granada
Died	4 April 1878(1878-04-04) (aged 90) Santa Fe de Bogotá, Cundinamarca, United States of Colombia
Nationality	Neogranadine
Spouse(s)	María Josefa Mosquera Hurtado
Religion	Roman Catholic

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Mosquera and the second or maternal family name is Arboleda.

Joaquín Mariano Mosquera y Arboleda (14 December 1787 – 4 April 1878) was a Neogranadine statesman and a Founding Father of Colombia and served as the 6th and 4th President of Gran Colombia, and as the 3rd 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.

References

• Méndez Valencia, Aría Alexandra "Joaquín Mosquera" at Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango, 2004. In Spanish
• "Joaquín Mariano Mosquera" at Capitán Paz-Fuerza Aérea Colombiana.
• Joaquín Mariano Mosquera at Presidencia de la República de Colombia. In Spanish