José Ignacio de Márquez Barreto (7 September 1793 – 21 March 1880) was a Colombian statesman, lawyer and professor, who first served as Vice President of the Republic of the New Granada after being sworn in by congress in 1832, and under the presidency of

Francisco de Paula Santander 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 independe ...

, and subsequently was elected President of the Republic of the New Granada for the presidential term of 1837 to 1841.Arismendi Posada, Ignacio; ''Gobernantes Colombianos''; trans. Colombian Presidents; Interprint Editors Ltd., Italgraf, Segunda Edición; Page 37; Bogotá, Colombia; 1983

Biographic data

Márquez was born in Ramiriquí, Boyacá and died in Bogotá, Cundinamarca at the age of 86.Arismendi Posada, Ignacio; ''Gobernantes Colombianos''; trans. Colombian Presidents; Interprint Editors Ltd., Italgraf, Segunda Edición; Page 40; Bogotá, Colombia; 1983

Early life

Márquez studied in the Colegio Mayor de San Bartolomé in Bogotá, where he studied jurisprudence and obtained his lawyer degree at age 20.

Political career

In 1821, Márquez was elected as delegated to the Congress of Cucuta, and at age 27, he was elected as President of the congress. As such, he was inaugurated and took the oath of General Simón Bolívar as President of the

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, and General

as Vice President. Later, in the same capacity, he would take the oaths of General

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and José Hilario López. In 1831, Márquez was appointed as Secretary of the Treasury by President Domingo Caycedo.

The Presidency

Later, in 1832, Congress elected the president and vice president of Colombia. General Santander was chosen as president and Márquez as vice president. As such, on March 10, 1832, during President

’s trip abroad, Márquez occupied the Presidency as interim president. His presidency was noted for its economic and educational reforms and for the

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, Nariño.

References

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