Mariano Ospina Rodríguez
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Oil painting of Mariano Ospina Rodríguez by unknown author
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| 1st President of the Granadine Confederation | |
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In office May 22, 1858 – March 31, 1861 |
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| Preceded by | Office created* |
| Succeeded by | Bartolomé Calvo |
| 14th President of Colombia | |
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In office April 1, 1857 – April 1, 1861 |
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| Preceded by | Manuel María Mallarino |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished* |
| Governor of the State of Antioquia | |
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In office January 1, 1854 – April 12, 1855 |
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| Preceded by | Juan Antonio Gómez |
| Succeeded by | Rafael María Giraldo Zuluaga |
| Governor of the State of Antioquia | |
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In office June 1, 1845 – July 15, 1847 |
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| Preceded by | Gregorio Hoyo |
| Succeeded by | Sinforiano Hernández |
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In office December 5, 1836 – January 13, 1837 |
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| Preceded by | Francisco Antonio Obregón |
| Succeeded by | José María Arango |
| Personal details | |
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October 18, 1805 Guasca, Viceroyalty of New Granada |
| Died | January 11, 1885 (aged 79) Medellín, Antioquia, United States of Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Marcelina Barrientos Zulaibar, Maria del Rosario Barrientos Zulaibar, Enriqueta Vásquez Jaramillo |
| Relations | Mariano Ospina Pérez (grandson) |
| Children | Mariano, Tulio, Pedro Nel Ospina, Rafael and Santiago |
| Alma mater | Colegio de San Bartolomé |
| Occupation | Lawyer, politician, journalist, educator |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
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Mariano Ospina Rodríguez was a Colombian politician, journalist and lawyer, founder of the Colombian Conservative Party and later President of Colombia between 1857 and 1861 during the Granadine Confederation.
Ospina was born in Guasca, Viceroyalty of New Granada, on October 18, 1805. He died in Medellín, Antioquia, on January 11, 1885. His parents were Santiago Ospina and Urbina Rodríguez.
He was home schooled by both of his parents, Santiago and Urbina, and later received private tutoring from Professor José Félix Restrepo. He attended the School of San Bartolomé in Bogotá, where he graduated in jurisprudence and obtained a Law degree in 1827.
Ospina's ideas and activities in the 1820s and 1830s indicated that he already conceived of technical education as an important instrument for economic development and general social improvement.
Ospina was the father of president Pedro Nel Ospina, and grand father of president Mariano Ospina Pérez.
In 1828, soon after graduating with a law degree, Ospina associated himself with a group of intellectuals, ideologists and politicians who did not agree with the ideas of General Simón Bolívar in proclaiming himself as Dictator of Colombia. Consequently, this group of intellectuals, students and military officers planned a coup d’état against Bolívar. On the night of September 25, 1828, an elite group of militants and military officers assaulted the Palacio de San Carlos (government palace). Ospina was among the militia that assaulted the palace. The coup d’état failed, and Ospina escaped alive. The events of this failed coup d’état against Bolívar are known in Colombian History as the Noche Septembrina (the night of September).
Most of the conspirators of the Noche Septembrina, including General Francisco de Paula Santander were captured, tried and sentenced to death. Ospina, fearing for his life, escaped from Bogotá and found refuge in Antioquia, the land of his teacher and mentor José Félix de Restrepo, the illustrious professor of Envigado.
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