- This person has a Spanish last name; here Acosta is the surname of the father, Castillo is the surname of the mother.
Manuel María de los Santos Acosta Castillo ( Spanish: Manuel María de los Santos Acosta Castillo , November 1, 1827 - January 9, 1901) - Colombian military and political figure.
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| Predecessor | Thomas Cipriano de Mosquera | ||||||
| Successor | Santos Gutierrez Prieto | ||||||
| Birth | November 1, 1827 Miraflores | ||||||
| Death | January 9, 1901 ( 73) Bogota | ||||||
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| Spouse | Carlota Larrot Castañeda | ||||||
| The consignment | Colombian Liberal Party | ||||||
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Santos Acosta was born in 1827 in Miraflores , Republic of Colombia . He studied medicine in Bogota , then was engaged in jurisprudence, was elected to Congress, was governor of the province of Tunha. During the civil war of 1860-1862, he quickly became a general, fighting on the side of the rebels, together with the troops of Thomas Cipriano de Mosquera entered the capital. In 1861 he became president of the state of Boyaca.
The Constitution of the United States of Colombia, adopted in 1863, abolished the post of vice president in the country and introduced the posts of Designado Presidencial - the first (Primer), the second (Segundo) and the third (Tercer); the people holding these posts were to act as president (in that order) in the event of his absence (as well as the impossibility of fulfilling presidential duties by the previous Designado Presidencial ). In 1867, the Congress of Colombia appointed three more people as Designado Presidencial for the next calendar year: Santos Gutierrez , Santos Acosta and Joaquin Riascos .
On April 29, 1867, President Thomas Sipriano de Mosquera broke up Congress, imposed martial law in the country and declared himself the highest authority. On May 23, 1867, a military coup took place: Colonel arrested Thomas Cipriano de Mosker and transferred the presidency to Santos Acosta as Segundo Designado Presidencial (Santos Gutierrez was at that time abroad). However, on May 12, Joaquin Riascoz declared himself as Tercer Designado Presidencial , acting president of the country. Due to communication difficulties at that time, Joaquín Riascos learned about the coup in the capital only in June, and immediately officially transferred his presidency to Santos Acosta. In an atmosphere of joy after the victory over Mosquera, Congress officially recognized (Law No. 15 of 1868) that in that situation, Joaquin Riascos acted in accordance with the Constitution and was officially the president; thus, for 36 days, the United States of Colombia had two official presidents (Riascos and Acosta).
During his presidency, Santos Acosta founded the National University of Colombia on September 22, 1867. He also founded the National Library and the National Archive.
Subsequently, Santos Acosta also took part in the civil war of 1876-1877 .
He was buried in the Central Cemetery of Bogota .