Monument to General Santander

The shown monument is located in the city of Bogotá, more specifically in the Santander Park.

Francisco José de Paula Santander y Omaña (Villa del Rosario de Cúcuta, Colombia, April 2, 1792.. Read more » – Santafé de Bogotá, Colombia, May 6, 1840), was a Colombian military and political leader during the 1810–1819 independence war of the United Provinces of New Granada (present-day Colombia). He was the acting President of Gran Colombia between 1819 and 1826, and later elected by Congress as the President of the Republic of New Granada between 1832 and 1837. Santander came to be known as "The Man of the Laws" ("El Hombre de las Leyes").

Country:	Colombia
Type:	Postage stamps
Series:	Death of General Santander, 150th Anniv.
Nominal:	50 $
Year:	1990
Size:	40 x 50 mm
Perforation:	14 x 13¾
Mintage:	1,200,000