Eduardo Restrepo Sáenz (5 August 1886 – 17 October 1955)[1][2] was a Colombian lawyer and historian, he served as the 2nd Colombian Ambassador to Peru as well as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Public Instruction, and Governor of the Department of Cundinamarca.[3][4][5] He was also a founding member and president of the Colombian Academy of History.[2]
Eduardo Restrepo Sáenz | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Ambassador of Colombia to Peru | |
| In office 4 April 1940 – 17 January 1941 | |
| President | Eduardo Santos Montejo |
| Preceded by | Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez |
| Succeeded by | Francisco José Chaux Ferrer |
| Colombian Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 8 Juney 1925 – 7 August 1926 | |
| President | Pedro Nel Ospina Vázquez |
| Preceded by | Jorge Vélez |
| Succeeded by | Marco Fidel Suárez |
| Colombian Minister of Public Instruction | |
| In office 19 September 1921 – 11 November 1921 | |
| President | Marco Fidel Suárez |
| Preceded by | Miguel Abadía Méndez |
| Succeeded by | Alfredo Vásquez Cobo |
| Governor of Cundinamarca | |
| In office 1 October 1918 – 30 September 1921 | |
| President | Marco Fidel Suárez |
| Preceded by | Jorge González García |
| Succeeded by | Eduardo Briceño Díaz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 August 1886 Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia |
| Died | 17 October 1955 (aged 69) Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia |
| Spouse | Elvira del Corral Castellanos (1899-her death) |
| Relations | José Manuel Restrepo Veléz (great grandfather) |
| Children | Elvira Restrepo del Corral Ana Restrepo del Corral Leonor Restrepo del Corral Eduardo Restrepo del Corral María Restrepo del Corral |
| Alma mater | Our Lady of the Rosary University (LLB) National University of Colombia (LLD) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Ambassadorship in Peru edit
In 1940, President Eduardo Santos Montejo named Restrepo Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Colombia to Peru replacing Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez. On 4 April 1940,[6] Restrepo officially presented his Letters of Credence to President Manuel Prado y Ugarteche, but presented his resignation later that year being replaced by Francisco José Chaux Ferrer on 17 January 1941.[7]
Personal life edit
He was born on 5 August 1886 in Bogotá, Colombia to José Ruperto Restrepo Montoya and María Teresa Justa Germana Ramona Sáenz Montoya.[1] His paternal grandparents were José Manuel Restrepo Veléz and Mariana Montoya y Zapata, his maternal grandparents were José María Montoya Duque and María Josefa Zapata Ossa.[8] He married Elvira del Corral Castellanos on 18 September 1899[9] and together had five children: Elvira, Ana, Leonor, Eduardo, and María.[10]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b López de Mesa Gómez, Luis (1942). Historia de la cancillería de San Carlos [History of the Chancellery of Saint Charles] (in Spanish). Bogotá: Imprenta del Estado Mayor General. p. 393. OCLC 318306795. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
- ^ a b Boletín de historia y antigüedades (in Spanish) (758–759). Bogotá: Colombian Academy of History. ISSN 0006-6303. OCLC 1606508.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ González Díaz, Andrés (1982). "Marco Fidel Suárez". Ministros del siglo XX, Vol. 1 [Minister of the 20th Century, Vol, 1]. Luis Ángel Arango Library. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
- ^ González Díaz, Andrés (1982). "General Pedro Nel Ospina". Ministros del siglo XX, Vol. 1 [Minister of the 20th Century, Vol, 1]. Luis Ángel Arango Library. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
- ^ "Mandatarios Del Departamento de Cundinamarca: D 1470 al 2000" (in Spanish). Office of the Governor of Cundinamarca. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
- ^ Memoria de relaciones exteriores [Memoirs of Foreign Affairs] (in Spanish). Bogotá: Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 1940. p. 141. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
- ^ Memoria de relaciones exteriores [Memoirs of Foreign Affairs] (in Spanish). Bogotá: Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 1941. p. 139. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
- ^ Muñoz Castaño, Alonso (July 2008) [1905]. Aguilar Rodas, Raúl (ed.). "Familias de algunos gobernantes de Antioquia" [Families of some of the leaders of Antioquia]. Repertorio Histórico de la Academia Antioqueña de Historia (in Spanish) (Año 108 No. 18). Medellín: CI Paniberica Ltda: 100–101. ISSN 0122-3232. OCLC 645107174. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
- ^ Carrizosa Argáez, Enrique (1990) [1983]. Linajes y bibliografías de nuestros gobernantes, 1830-1990 [Lineage and bibliographies of our rulers, 1830-1990]. Colección Quinto centenario del descubrimiento de América (in Spanish) (2nd ed.). Bogotá: Instituto Colombiano de Cultura Hispánica. ISBN 978-958-9004-07-4. OCLC 25187713.
- ^ Quién es quién en Colombia (in Spanish). Bogotá: Editorial Kelly. 1948. p. 372. OCLC 1644305. Retrieved 2011-05-16.