Camilo Torres Tenorio

Camilo Torres Tenorio
President of the Congress, entrusted with the Federal Executive Power*
In office
October 4, 1812 – October 5, 1814
Preceded byAntonio Nariño
Succeeded byTriumvirate
José María del Castillo Rada,
José Fernández Madrid,
Joaquín Camacho
President of the United Provinces of the New Granada
In office
November 15, 1815 – March 14, 1816
Vice PresidentManuel Rodríguez Torices
Preceded byTriumvirate
Manuel Rodríguez Torices,
Antonio Villavicencio,
José Miguel Pey de Andrade
Succeeded byJosé Fernández Madrid
Personal details
BornNovember 22, 1766
Popayán, Cauca
DiedOctober 5, 1816
Bogotá, Cundinamarca
SpouseFrancisca Prieto y Ricaurte
Alma materUniversidad Santo Tomás
  • Leader of Congress acting in rebellion against Antonio Nariño’s Government.

José Camilo Clemente de Torres Tenorio (November 22, 1766 – October 5, 1816) was a Colombian politician. He is credited as being an early founder of the nation due to his role in early struggles for independence from Spain.[1]

  1. ^ Osterling, Jorge Pablo (1988-12-01). Democracy in Colombia: Clientelist Politics and Guerrilla Warfare. Transaction Publishers. ISBN 9781412821520.

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