José Miguel Pey de Andrade President

José Miguel Pey y García de Andrade (March 11, 1763 – August 17, 1838) was a Colombian statesman and soldier and a leader of the independence movement from Spain. He is considered the first vice president and first president of Colombia. He was a centralist.

Personal facts

José Miguel Pey de Andrade
Birth dateMarch 11, 1763
Birth place
Bogotá , Viceroyalty of New Granad
Religion
Catholic Church
Date of deathAugust 17, 1838
Place of death
Cundinamarca Department (1824) , Provinces of the Republic of New Granada , Bogotá

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Politician

office
President of the United Provinces of the New Granada*
President of the Supreme Governing Junta
president
Antonio José Amar y Borbón
successor

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