TOMÁS CIPRIANO DE MOSQUERA: MILITARY LIFE

Since his 14 years old, he was enrolated in the patriotic ranks, at orders of Antonio Nariño; so, he participated in various battles. Then, in 1822 he was an aide de camp of Simon Bolivar.

In 1824, in a Battle of Barbacoas, he received a shot in his jaw. For it, he was operated in U.S.A. There, the doctors put him a half metallic prothesis of jaw.

In his military activity, he was quartermaster general and commandant of the Cauca. In this moment he losed the battle of “La Ladera”, an unforgettable situation for him.

Then he participated in the war of Peru. There, he obtained the rank of general, conceded for Simon Bolivar to him, after the battle of Tarqui.

He loved the military life, and this was his strong field.

Then of his promotion, in 1838, he was designated Naval Secretary by the president Jose Ignacio de Marquez. In this period he had to confront the war called “Guerra de los Supremos”. There, he ordered to execute Salvador Cordoba (brother of Jose Maria Cordoba) and six of his comrade in arms. This war was won for the government and Tomas Cipriano was covered by the military glory.

In 1854 he participated in the military job to the government of Jose Maria Melo, and won. In 1860, he fought against the government of “Confederacion Granadina” (granadine confederation) and won. So, he obtained a new presidential period for him.

Then, his military life was not very intense, and his political life grew.

He was proud and strict with his enemies, accord to his political ideology.

*(This picture was of 1824. In this year, Tommy received a shot that destroyed his jaw).

POLITICAL LIFE

Tomás Cipiriano de Mosquera was born in Popayan on 26th september 1798, this character is very influencial in the military and political life of the nineteenth century and was participated in several in 4 time president of a non consecutively.

Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera busied an curule congress in name of the Cauca State. Then, in 1838 the President José Ignacio de Marquez, to designate as Naval Secretary. Subsequently, in 1845 he was presidential candidate for the Liberal Party, over yours opponents Rufino Cuervo and Eusebio Caro. He won presidential elections.

In yours measure, restored the navegation in vapour ship in the Magdalena River; He reopen the Dique´s Canal; He founded the Military College; He realized monetary reform. He iniciate construction the National Capitol or Parlament Building; He implanted the decimal metric system; He stimulated the saving; He initiate the constrution of Panama Railroad and he impulsed the layman education.

In 1860, He was governor of Cauca State in the presidency by Mariano Ospina Rodriguez in the Granadine Confederation. Since 1857, Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera was rebel with the president because he won the presidential elections and, so, separated the liberals of the goverment. In 1861, Mosquera had coup de etat to Rodriguez and, He was conquest presidency for military medium.