Guillermo Valencia
Former Minister of National Defence of Colombia
Guillermo Valencia Castillo was a Colombian poet, translator, and politician. Valencia was a pioneer of Modernism in Colombia and a member of the Colombian Conservative Party. Wikipedia
Born: October 20, 1873, Popayán, Colombia
Died: July 8, 1943 (age 69 years), Popayán, Colombia
Children: Guillermo León Valencia and Josefina Valencia Muñoz
Great grandchild: Paloma Valencia Laserna
Grandchildren: Pedro Felipe Valencia López, Diana Valencia López, Alma Valencia López, and more
Parents: Joaquín Valencia Quijano and Adelaida Castillo Silva
Influenced by: José Asunción Silva, Friedrich Nietzsche, and José-Maria de Heredia