About Guillermo Quintero Calderón
Lived 1832 – 1919 (aged 86–87). Guillermo Quintero Calderón was a Colombian politician and soldier.
Guillermo Quintero Calderón (Puente Nacional, 3 February 1832 – Quintero, Chile, 14 February 1919) was a Colombian soldier, writer, politician and member of the Colombian Conservative Party.
Biography He began his military career fighting the dictatorship of José María Melo under command of former President Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera during the Colombian Civil War of 1854. He reached the rank of General after having participated in several civil wars, gaining his most important victory in the Battle of La Humareda during the Colombian Civil War of 1884–1885.
Subsequently he began a political career, becoming Governor of Santander in 1888. He became Presidential Designate between 1894 and 1896, and was acting President of Colombia for 5 days in 1896.
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Who was Guillermo Quintero Calderón?
Colombian politician (1832–1919)
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Guillermo Quintero Calderón was born in 1832 in Santander Department.
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Guillermo Quintero Calderón died in 1919 in Quintero.
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Guillermo Quintero Calderón was a politician and soldier.
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Guillermo Quintero Calderón was Colombian.
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