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Presidente boyacense (Miraflores, provincia de Lengupá, noviembre 1 de 1827 - Bogotá, enero 9 de 1901). Manuel María de los Santos Acosta Castillo fue uno de los presidentes de los Estados Unidos de Colombia, de la llamada Generación Radical. Hijo de Joaquín Acosta y Berbeo y de Micaela Castillo, su bisabuelo, Juan Francisco Berbeo, fue el comandante general de los Comuneros del Socorro en 1781. Doctor en medicina y cirugía del Colegio Nacional de Bogotá en 1851, pero en 1860 decidió dedicarse a la política. Miembro de la llamada generación radical, representante a la cámara y senador en distintos periodos luchó contra los gobiernos dictatoriales, entre ellos, los de José María Melo y Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera. Firmo la constitución de la Republica de la Nueva Granada en 1843 y tiempo después fue miembro de la Convención Nacional de Rionegro donde también firmó la constitución de los Estados Unidos de Colombia en 1863. En 1867 asume la presidencia tras un golpe de estado contra Tomas Cipriano de Mosquera; durante su mandato se crean la Universidad Nacional, El Archivo Nacional y la Biblioteca nacional.

BIBLIOGRAFÍA

  • Medellín Becerra, Jorge Alejandro; Fajardo Rivera, Diana; Diccionario de Colombia, revisor: Fernando Carretero Socha, Grupo Editorial Norma Bogotá, 2005, 1074 Págs.
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