Clímaco Calderón
Clímaco Calderón | |
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José Eusebio Otálora | |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office October 27, 1904 – June 1, 1906 | |
President | Rafael Reyes |
Preceded by | Enrique Cortés |
Succeeded by | Alfredo Vásquez Cobo |
Personal details | |
Born | Clímaco Calderón Reyes August 23, 1852 Our Lady of the Rosary University |
Occupation | Lawyer, professor, writer, politician |
Profession | Lawyer |
Clímaco Calderón Reyes (August 23, 1852 – July 19, 1913) was a Colombian lawyer and politician, who became 15th President of Colombia for one day, following the death of President Francisco Javier Zaldúa.
Biographic data
Calderón was born in Santa Rosa de Viterbo, Boyacá Department, on August 23, 1852, in what was then the Republic of New Granada. He died in Bogotá, Cundinamarca on July 19, 1913, at the age of 60.
Personal life
His parents were Carlos Calderón Reyes and Clotilde Reyes Fonseca,
After finishing school in his native city, he attended
Political career
Calderón started his political ascend in Boyacá where he was
During the Administration of Francisco Javier Zaldúa he was named Attorney General of the Nation. On December 21, 1882, following the death of President Zaldúa, Calderón became President of Colombia in accordance to the presidential line of succession, which indicated that given the death of the sitting president, the presidency would fall to the first and second
Calderón also worked as
The Presidency
His presidency is the shortest in the History of Colombia. The only executive order he carried out was ordering his troops, that were under the command of General Sergio Camargo, to disobey orders given by the now deceased president Zaldúa, who had commanded General Camargo to ready his troops to take military action on Congress for their opposition against him.[4]
The next day, on December 22, Calderón handed down the presidency to José Eusebio Otálora. Even though Calderón only served as president for one day, Calderón was granted the benefits of an Ex-President and it is included in the presidential line along with his predecessor and successor.[5]
After his short presidency, Calderón became an important Colombian diplomat, serving for nearly twenty years in the
Literary work
Calderón had a special interest on history and Finance and wrote some books on this subjects.
- El Curso Forzoso en los Estados Unidos New York. La América Editorial Company, 1892.[9]
- Elementos de Hacienda Pública Bogotá. Imprenta de "La Luz", 1911.[10]
- Colombia 1893.[11]
- La moneda en la época colonial
- Memorias sobre amonestación en el Nuevo Reino de Granada
- Los bancos americanos
See also
- David Rice Atchison
- Pedro Carmona
- Haribon Chebani
References
- Luís Ángel Arango Library. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ López Ocampo, Javier (2004-12-01). Climaco Calderón Reyes (in Spanish). Bogotá: Biblioteca Virtual del Banco de la República. Archived from the original on 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
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ignored (help) - ^ "Clímaco Calderón Reyes" (in Spanish). Colombian Air Force. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- OCLC 1312994. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ "Clímaco Calderón Reyes" (in Spanish). Presidencia de la República de Colombia. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
- ^ "Colombia Consul General Denies Reporting Plans Against His Country". The New York Times. 1896-01-10.
- ^ Reyes Jr., Rafael (1905-09-23). "Conditions in Colombia". Letter to the Editor. The New York Times.
- ^ González Díaz, Andrés (1982). "General Rafael Reyes". Ministros del Siglo XX. Primera Parte (in Spanish). Bogotá: Imprenta Nacional.
- ^ El curso forzoso en los Estados Unidos. (WorldCat.org) at worldcat.org
- ^ Elementos de hacienda puÌblica. (WorldCat.org) at worldcat.org
- ^ Colombia 1893 / by CliÌmaco CalderoÌn and Edward E. Britton. (WorldCat.org) at worldcat.org