Adolfo Mario Amador Fernández

Adolfo Mario Amador Fernández (23 January 1844, in Medellín – 5 February 1885, in Honda) was a Colombian military officer, politician, jurist and diplomat.

Life The son of the businessman, native of Cartagena, , who served as Governor of , and the antioquean María Ignacia Fernández Callejas, Amador Fernández was born in Medellín in 1844. He also was the brother of the famous businessman .

At a young age, he joined the Colombian National Army, reaching the rank of General in 1877. A Colombian Liberal Party member, in the 1860's he was Governor of and in 1884 he was elected Senator for the Antioquia State, serving also as Member of the Chamber of Representatives for the same state.

As diplomat, he served as Consul of Colombia in Denmark, and worked at the Colombian embassies in the United States and France. In his last years, joined to the High Court of Auditors and served as Attorney General of the Cundinamarca State and as General Secretary of the Cundinamarca State Assembly.

Amador was killed in action during the .