Monsignor Jose Vicente Castro Silva

Painting by Ricardo Gomez.

Monsignor Jose Vicente Castro Silva (1885-1968), rector of the Rosario University.
Universidad del Rosario (Spanish: Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosa.. Read more »rio) is a Colombian university founded on Roman Catholic principles, in 1653 by Fray Cristobal de Torres. Located in Bogotá, due to its important place in Colombian history, it is known as "the Cradle of the Republic". Most faculties reside at the Cloister, the main campus located in the historic-geographical centre of Bogotá. It also included a private all-male traditional primary and secondary school until 2008.

Country:	Colombia
Type:	Postage stamps
Series:	Jose Vicente Castro Silva, Birth Cent.
Nominal:	20 $
Year:	1986
Size:	30 x 40 mm
Perforation:	comb 12
Mintage:	800,000