Eustorgio Salgar

Eustorgio Salgar Moreno Salazar (1 November 1831 – 25 November 1885) was a Colombian lawyer, general and political figure, who was president of the United States of Colombia from 1870 until 1872. Elected at age 39, he was the youngest president of Colombia.

Biographic data Salgar was born in Bogotá, Cundinamarca, on November 1, 1831. Presidential Canvas. Eustorgio Salgar. Private Collection Montejo Family.

Early life Salgar attended what later became the National University of Colombia, where he studied jurisprudence. In 1851, at the age of 20, he obtained his law degree. During his brief presidency, he founded and promoted the country's first railway company and the first corporation intended to provide social security.