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For these reasons he is considered a National Hero in Colombia and has thus commonly been known as \"The Man of the Laws\" as well as the \"Organizer of Victory\".","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"2 April 1792","date":"1792-04-02"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q452017#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Villa del Rosario","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q923525"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q452017#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"6 March 1840","date":"1840-03-06"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q452017#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Bogotá","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2841"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q452017#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Colombia","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q739"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q452017#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"military personnel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47064"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q452017#P106"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Saint Thomas Aquinas University","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7402232"},{"text":"St. Bartholomew Major College","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5777017"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q452017#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Sixta Pontón de Santander","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q99067728"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q452017#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of Colombia (7 October 1832 – 1 April 1837)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q853475","start":"1832-10-07","end":"1837-04-01"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q452017#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_de_Paula_Santander","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q452017"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Francisco de Paula Santander born?","a":"Francisco de Paula Santander was born on 2 April 1792 in Villa del Rosario."},{"q":"What positions has Francisco de Paula Santander held?","a":"Positions held by Francisco de Paula Santander include: President of Colombia (1832–1837)."},{"q":"Where did Francisco de Paula Santander study?","a":"Francisco de Paula Santander was educated at Saint Thomas Aquinas University, St. Bartholomew Major College."}],"related":[{"name":"Simón Bolívar","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/simon-bolivar"},{"name":"Manuel María Ramírez Fortoul","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/manuel-maria-ramirez-fortoul"},{"name":"Iván Duque","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ivan-duque"},{"name":"Abelardo de la Espriella","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/abelardo-de-la-espriella"},{"name":"Alberto Lleras Camargo","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/alberto-lleras-camargo"},{"name":"Juan Manuel Santos","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/juan-manuel-santos"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/francisco-de-paula-santander-ce041e1de7.jpg","width":500,"height":750,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Ricardo Acevedo Bernal","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Santander_by_Acevedo_Bernal.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Francisco de Paula Santander","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_de_Paula_Santander","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q452017","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q452017","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Santander by Acevedo Bernal.jpg by Ricardo Acevedo Bernal (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Santander_by_Acevedo_Bernal.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Francisco de Paula Santander, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Santander by Acevedo Bernal.jpg — Ricardo Acevedo Bernal, Public domain.","cite":"\"Francisco de Paula Santander\". DigiNepal. Last updated 9 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/francisco-de-paula-santander. Retrieved 14 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-09T06:57:02Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-14","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/francisco-de-paula-santander","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/francisco-de-paula-santander","ne":null}}