Joaquín Mosquera

Joaquín Mosquera y Arboleda
3rd Vice President of the Republic of New Granada
In office May 12, 1833 – April 1, 1835 Acting President: June 13 - September 4, 1830 May 2 - November 1, 1831
President	Francisco de Paula Santander
Preceded by	José Ignacio de Márquez
Succeeded by	José Ignacio de Márquez
Personal details
Born	Joaquín Mariano Mosquera y Arboleda (1787-12-14)14 December 1787 Popayán, Popayán, Viceroyalty of the New Granada
Died	4 April 1878(1878-04-04) (aged 90) Santa Fe de Bogotá, Cundinamarca, United States of Colombia
Nationality	Neogranadine
Spouse	María Josefa Mosquera Hurtado

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mosquera and the second or maternal family name is Arboleda.

Joaquín Mariano de Mosquera-Figueroa y Arboleda-Salazar (14 December 1787 – 4 April 1878) was a Colombian statesman and a Founding Father of Colombia who served as the 3rd and 5th President of Gran Colombia. Mosquera also served as Vice President of the Republic of New Granada. During the administration of President Simón Bolívar, he was named as the 1st Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the nascent states of Peru, the United Provinces of South America, and Chile with the purpose of creating unity amongst the South American nations.

References

• Méndez Valencia, Aría Alexandra "Joaquín Mosquera" at Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango, 2004. In Spanish
• "Joaquín Mariano Mosquera" at Capitán Paz-Fuerza Aérea Colombiana.
• Joaquín Mariano Mosquera at Presidencia de la República de Colombia. In Spanish