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    Pedro Alcántara Herrán (Martínez de Zaldúa)

    Birth: 10-19-1800

    Death: 4-26-1872

Biography

  • " Pedro Alcántara Herrán was a Colombian general and statesman who served as President of the Republic of the New Granada between 1841 and 1845. As a general he served in the wars of independence of the New Granada and of Peru."

  • Also served as 2nd Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Colombia to the United States. He is mentioned as the "Columbian Ambassador" in 18490324WHS_FMS1.

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    Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, March 24, 1849

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  • " Pedro Alcántara Herrán was a Colombian general and statesman who served as President of the Republic of the New Granada between 1841 and 1845. As a general he served in the wars of independence of the New Granada and of Peru."
  • Also served as 2nd Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Colombia to the United States. He is mentioned as the "Columbian Ambassador" in 18490324WHS_FMS1.
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