The Mosquera Family or The Mosqueras are a family of the Colombian aristocracy with origins in Badajoz, Spain. The center of power is the Cauca region and the city of Popayán.

Mosquera family
Aristocracy, political family
CountryColombia
Current regionSouth America
Place of originBadajoz, Spain
FounderCristóbal Mosquera de Figueroa
Final rulerTomas Cipriano de Mosquera
Connected familiesArboleda family
Epalza family
Figueroa family
Salazar family
Valencia family
Vergara family

Its members had enormous relevance in the political, economic, religious and social life of Colombia during the 19th century, and among them two presidents of Colombia Joaquín Mosquera and Tomás Cipriano Mosquera and various Colombian politicians, soldiers, diplomats and businessmen stand out.[1][2][3][4]

The family of General Tomás Cipriano Mosquera was called the "Royal Family of Colombia" during the Age of Caudillos (1830–1875).[5]

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  1. ^ Arellano, Luis Ervin Pardo; Valencia, David Fernando Prado (2010). "La familia Mosquera y Arboleda y el proyecto bolivariano (1821–1830)". Memoria y Sociedad (in Spanish). 14 (29): 55–69. ISSN 2248-6992.
  2. ^ Mosquera, Joaquín; Mosquera, Manuel José; Mosquera, Manuel María; Mosquera, Tomás Cipriano de (2015-05-26). "Árbol genealógico de la familia Mosquera Figueroa y Arboleda" (in Spanish). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ La Familia Mosquera y Arboleda y El Proyecto Bolivariano (1821–1830).
  4. ^ Chapman-Quevedo, Willian Alfredo (July 20, 2010). "La red sociofamiliar Mosquera y sus relaciones de poder en Popayán, 1832–1836". Memoria y Sociedad. 14 (29): 37–54 – via SciELO.
  5. ^ Henderson, Peter V. N. (2013-08-01). The Course of Andean History. UNM Press. ISBN 978-0-8263-5337-5.