José Miguel Pey
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"First President of Colombia"
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| Vice President of the Supreme Governing Junta | |
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In office July 20, 1810 – July 25, 1810 |
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| President | Antonio José Amar y Borbón |
| President of the Supreme Governing Junta | |
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In office July 25, 1810 – April 1, 1811 |
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| Preceded by | Antonio José Amar y Borbón |
| Succeeded by | Jorge Tadeo Lozano |
| President of the United Provinces of the New Granada* | |
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In office March 28, 1815 – July 28, 1815 |
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| Succeeded by | Camilo Torres Tenorio |
| Member of the Executive Presidium of the Republic of Colombia• | |
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In office April 30, 1831 – May 5, 1831 |
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| Preceded by | Rafael Urdaneta |
| Succeeded by | Domingo Caycedo |
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| Born | March 11, 1763 Bogotá, Cundinamarca |
| Died | August 17, 1838 Bogotá, Cundinamarca |
| Political party | Centralist |
| Spouse(s) | Juana Hipólita Bastidas |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
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José María del Castillo y Rada, José Fernández Madrid,
José Miguel Pey y García de Andrade (March 11, 1763 – August 17, 1838) was a Colombian statesman and soldier and a leader of the independence movement from Spain. He is considered the first vice president and first president of Colombia. He was a centralist.
Pey, a Criollo, was born on March 11, 1763 in Santa Fe de Bogotá, New Granada into a distinguished family. His father, Juan Francisco Pey, was an oidor of the Audiencia of Santa Fe de Bogotá, one of the most important positions at the time. Pey studied at the Colegio Mayor de San Bartolomé, graduating as a lawyer in 1787.
Under the rule of Viceroy Antonio José Amar y Borbón, Pey was elected alcalde of Bogotá, replacing José Antonio de Ugarte in January 1810. Within a few months, various independence riots broke out around the viceroyalty, and the turmoil soon arrived in the capital.
Pey was alcalde of Bogotá at the time of the Cry of Independence, also known as the Florero de Llorente (Llorente Flower Vase) (July 20, 1810). On that morning, the history of the country changed; a group of Criollos accused José Gonzalez Llorente of discrimination and riots broke out all over the city. Pey, as the alcalde, tried to calm the populace. He proposed protective custody for Llorente, but by doing so he confirmed his culpability in the eyes of the general population and thus fueled the insurgency.
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