Guillermo Quintero Calderón ( Puente Nacional, 3 February 1832 –

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, Chile, 14 February 1919) was a Colombian soldier, writer, politician and member of the

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Biography

He began his military career fighting the dictatorship of

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under command of former President

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during the

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. He reached the rank of General after having participated in several civil wars, gaining his most important victory in the Battle of La Humareda during the Colombian Civil War of 1884–1885. Subsequently he began a political career, becoming Governor of Santander in 1888. He became

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between 1894 and 1896, and was acting

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for 5 days in 1896.

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* 1832 births 1919 deaths Acting presidents of Colombia Presidential Designates of Colombia Colombian generals {{Colombia-mil-bio-stub