José María Rojas Garrido was a Colombian Senator, and statesmen, who as the first Presidential Designate became Acting President of the United States of Colombia in 1866 during the absence of President elect Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera. He was a prominent journalist for several Liberal Party newspapers, and is considered one of the most important orators in Colombia's history.
G. [Translation.] UNITED STATES OF COLOMBIA, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND FOREIGN RELATIONS. Bogota, June 19, 1866. The undersigned, secretary of the interior and foreign relations of the United States…
[Translation.] Señor Garrido to Mr. Burton UNITED STATES OF COLOMBIA—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND FOREIGN RELATIONS. Bogota, June 29, 1866. The undersigned, secretary of the interior and foreign relations of…
A. [From El Registro Oficial, No. 795.—Translation.] Notes addressed to the governments of Brazil, Uruguay, and the Argentine Republic. United States of Colombia, Department of the Interior and Foreign Relations,…
[Translation.] Señor Garrido to Mr. Burton Bogota, September 3, 1866. The undersigned, secretary of the interior and foreign relations of the United States of Colombia, by order of his government,…
[Translation.] Señor Garrido to Mr. Burton Bogota, September 14, 1866. The undersigned, the secretary of the interior and foreign relations of the United States of Colombia, has the honor to…