José María Melo
id:
jos-mar-a-melo-206-17724040
title:
José María Melo
text:
José María Dionisio Melo y Ortiz was a Colombian general and political figure who fought in the South American wars of independence, and who rose to power and briefly held the presidency of Colombia in 1854. Of Pijao ancestry, he is considered the country's first and only indigenous president. Joining the revolutionary army of Simón Bolívar in 1819, Melo distinguished himself in numerous battles of the wars of independence, including the decisive Battle of Ayacucho. During the collapse of Gran C
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Colombian politician and general
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mar%C3%ADa_Melo
date created:
2007-04-13T15:18:34Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T21:46:44Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q2580790","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2580790"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Daguerrotipo_de_Jos%C3%A9_Mar%C3%ADa_Melo.jpg","width":1772,"height":2282}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16