Domingo Caycedo
| Domingo de Caycedo y Sanz de Santamaría | |
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| Interim President of Gran Colombia* | |
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In office May 4, 1830 – June 13, 1830 |
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| Preceded by | Simón Bolívar |
| Succeeded by | Joaquín Mosquera |
| 1st President of the Republic of New Granada* 2nd President of the Republic of New Granada* |
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In office May 3, 1831 – November 21, 1831 November 21, 1831 - November 23, 1831 |
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| Preceded by | none |
| Succeeded by | José María Obando |
| Interim President of the Republic of New Granada* | |
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In office April 1, 1841 – April 1, 1841 |
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| Preceded by | José Ignacio de Márquez |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Alcántara Herrán |
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August 4, 1783 Santa Fe de Bogotá |
| Died | July 1, 1843 (aged 59) Puente Aranda |
| Political party | Conservartive |
| Spouse(s) | Juana Jurado y Bertendona |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
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Domingo de Caycedo y Sanz de Santamaría (August 4, 1783 – July 1, 1843) was a Colombian statesman who served as Vice-president of Gran Colombia and the Republic of New Granada, and due to the absence of the presidents, he himself served as President a total of eleven times, making him the person to have served more times as President of Colombia. He is also credited for creating the Republic of New Granada after the division of Venezuela and Ecuador.
Caycedo was born in Santa Fe de Bogotá on August 4, 1783 and died in Puente Aranda, near Bogotá, on July 1, 1843.
Caycedo studied Law in the Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario (nowadays known as Universidad del Rosario) in Bogotá, where he later became its vice-rector (deputy Headmaster). At an early age, he decided not to practice law, but rather became more interested in military and political activities. He later became a General of the Army and president of the country.
He traveled to Spain, where he joined the army to fight against Napoleon. He also worked as secretary in the Spanish Cortes (Congress).
Upon realizing the events of July 20, 1810, in his motherland, Caycedo returns to America with Vicente Bolívar, brother of Simón Bolívar, the future “Libertador” and first president of Colombia, and he enlists in the Colombian revolutionary army. He became a member of the Advisory Council to General Antonio Nariño.
He fought in the battles of “la Cuchilla del Tambo” y “la Plata”, where he is arrested by the Spanish troops. He is court martial as prisoner of war, found guilty of treason and sentenced to death. Thanks to the influence of his father-in-law, his wife Juana Jurado y Bertendona and some monetary payments to the Spanish authorities, his life is speared. He is freed under probation and he vanishes from the war theatre until the revolutionary triumph at the Battle of Boyacá (Puente de Boyacá) on August 7, 1819.
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