Manuel María Paz Delgado.

Manuel María Paz Delgado (1820 – 1902) was a Colombian cartographer, military officer, artist and watercolorist.

Biography

Manuel María Paz Delgado was born June 6, 1820, in the town of Almaguer, Cauca, Viceroyalty of New Granada. His parents were Domingo de Paz and Baltazara Delgado, and his siblings were José Miguel de Paz and Carmen de Paz. which not only served to illustrate the work of the Comisión, but also included other works published separately under the auspices of Agustín Codazzi. During these years, María Paz also assisted the celebrated geographer in creating maps of the different regions of the country.

Codazzi died in 1859, in the arms of his friend Manuel María Paz.