Mariano Ospina Rodríguez
Former President of the Granadine Confederation
Mariano Ospina Rodríguez was a Colombian politician, journalist and lawyer, founder of the Colombian Conservative Party and later President of Colombia between 1857 and 1861 during the Granadine Confederation. Wikipedia
Born: October 18, 1805, Guasca, Colombia
Died: January 11, 1885 (age 79 years), Medellín, Colombia
Presidential terms: April 1, 1857 – May 22, 1858 and May 22, 1858 – March 31, 1861
Children: Pedro Nel Ospina Vázquez and Mariano Ospina Vásquez
Party: Colombian Conservative Party
Previous offices: President of the Granadine Confederation (1858–1861), President of the Republic of the New Granada (1857–1858), and Governor of the Province of Bogotá (1848–1849)
Organization founded: Colombian Conservative Party