Francisco de Paula Santander

President of the Republic of the New Granada

Francisco José de Paula Santander y Omaña 2 April 1792 Cúcuta, Norte de Santander Viceroyalty of New Granada

6 March 1840(1840-03-06) (47) Santa Fe de Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Republic of New Granada (present-day Colombia)

October 7, 1832 – April 1, 1837

Colombian military and political leader (1792-1840) In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Santander and the second or maternal family name is Omaña. Francisco José de Paula Santander y Omaña (Villa del Rosario, Norte de Santander, Colombia, April 2, 1792 – Santafé de Bogotá, Colombia, May 6, 1840), was a Colombian military and political leader during the 1810–1819 independence war of the United Provinces of New Granada (present-day Colombia). He was the acting President of Gran Colombia between 1819 and 1826, and later elected by Congress as the President of the Republic of New Granada between 1832 and 1837. Santander came to be known as "The Man of the Laws" ("El Hombre de las Leyes").