Alfonso Jacquin Gutiérrez (30 April 1953, in

Santa Marta Santa Marta (), officially the Distrito Turístico, Cultural e Histórico de Santa Marta (), is a port List of cities in Colombia, city on the coast of the Caribbean Sea in northern Colombia. It is the capital of Magdalena Department and the fou ...

– 7 November 1985, in

Bogotá Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish Imperial period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city, capital and largest city ...

) was a Colombian lawyer and

guerrilla Guerrilla warfare is a form of unconventional warfare in which small groups of irregular military, such as rebels, Partisan (military), partisans, paramilitary personnel or armed civilians, which may include Children in the military, recruite ...

fighter,''A Mí, No me Mandan Flores''
Opinión Caribe a founding member of the National Directorate of the

M-19 M19, M.19, or M-19 most commonly refers to: * May 19th Communist Organization (M19), an American far-left female-led terrorist group active during the 1970s–1980s * 19th of April Movement (M-19), a former Colombian guerrilla movement and political ...

guerrilla movement. He was killed in the

Palace of Justice siege The Palace of Justice siege was a 1985 attack on the Supreme Court of Colombia, in which members of the leftist M-19 guerrilla group took over the Palace of Justice in Bogotá and held the Supreme Court hostage, intending to hold a trial agai ...

. Jacquin was a constitutional lawyer in the University of Atlántico, and became professor of law in the Free University of

Barranquilla Barranquilla () is the capital district of the Atlántico department in Colombia. It is located near the Caribbean Sea and is the largest city and third port in the Caribbean region of Colombia, Caribbean coast region; as of 2018, it had a popul ...

. He was a brilliant orator and a close friend of Jaime Bateman and Carlos Toledo Plata. He joined the M-19 movement at the beginning of the 1980s. After a truce had been agreed in April 1984, he took part, along with

Antonio Navarro Wolff Antonio José Navarro Wolff (born 9 July 1948) is an engineer, a former combatant and a Colombian politician. Navarro used to be a former Commandant and leader of the 19th of April Movement (M-19), a former guerrilla movement that operated in Co ...

, in an attack on the ''La Sabana'' tourist train between Bogotá and

Zipaquirá Zipaquirá () is a municipality and city of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca. Its neighboring municipalities are Cogua and Nemocón to the north; Tabio, Cajicá and Sopó to the south, Tocancipá and Gachancipá to the east and ...

. For this action he was tried and convicted, but was pardoned by the Supreme Court of Justice. After the truce and the peace process had failed, Jacquin, together with Andrés Almarales and

Luis Otero Cifuentes Luis Otero Cifuentes (Cali September 25, 1943 – Bogotá November 7, 1985) was a Colombian politician and guerrilla fighter. He was killed in the Palace of Justice siege in Bogotá. Biography He studied in the Free University of Colombia Schoo ...

, was among the commanders of the "Iván Marino Ospina" company of about 40 guerrillas which stormed the Palace of Justice on 6-7 November 1985. For over 14 hours the guerrillas held captive the Supreme Court judges, including the Court president, Chief Justice Alfonso Reyes Echandía. Jacquin was killed during the recapture of the Palace by the Colombian army and police. His body has never been found.

References

1953 births 1985 deaths 19th of April Movement members Academic staff of the University of Atlántico {{Colombia-bio-stub

See also

References