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José Manuel Restrepo Vélez

José Manuel Restrepo Vélez

Colombian botanist and politician

For the Colombian Olympic wrestler, see José Restrepo (wrestler).

José Manuel Restrepo Vélez (30 December 1781 – 1 April 1863)[1] was an investigator of Colombian flora, political figure and historian. The orchid genus Restrepia was named in his honor.

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Restrepo and the second or maternal family name is Vélez.

Restrepo was born in the town of Envigado, Antioquia in the Colombian Mid-west. He graduated as a lawyer from the Colegio de San Bartolomé in the city of Santa Fe de Bogotá. He later worked as Secretary for Juan del Corral and Governor Dionisio Tejada during their dictatorial government over Antioquia.

From 1811 to 1814 he became a Deputy Representative of Antioquia during the Congress of the United Provinces of New Granada. After the Independence from Spain was achieved by Simon Bolivar, Restrepo became governor of Antioquia in 1819 during the Greater Colombia.

Restrepo was profoundly interested in geography and fauna of Antioquia.

References

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    Arciniegas Rueda, Pedro (2010-12-01). "Biografías" [Biographies]. Credencial Historia (in Spanish) (252). Bogotá. ISSN 0121-3296. OCLC 39236834. Retrieved 2012-04-13.

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