Guillermo París Sanz de Santamaría
Guillermo París Sanz de Santamaría (1820–1867) was a prominent Colombian businessman that was born in Bogotá on June 24, 1820. He was the son of Col. Mariano París Ricaurte and of María Francisca Sanz de Santamaría Ricaurte. He died in the same city on December 8, 1867.
Ancestors
| 16. Francisco París Martínez | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8. Francisco Vicente París Marín | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17. Isabel Marín Barbero | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4. José Martín París Alvarez | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18. Juan Alvarez Siruelo | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9. Vicenta Alvarez Siruelo | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19. Isabel Martínez Vollero | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2. Mariano París Ricaurte | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20. José Salvador Ricaurte León | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10. Rafael Ricaurte Terreros | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21. Francisca Terreros Villarreal | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5. María Andrea Genoveva Ricaurte Mauris de Posada | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22. Manuel Mauris López | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11. María Ingacia Mauris de Posada Berdalles | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23. Liberata Ignacia Berdalles Posada | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1. Guillermo París Sanz de Santamaría | |||||||||||||||||||
| 24. Nicolás Sanz de Santamaría Rodríguez Galeano | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12. Domingo Sanz de Santamaría Gómez de Salazar | |||||||||||||||||||
| 25. María Josefa Gómez de Salazar Olarte | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6. Juan de la Cruz Sanz de Santamaría Pinzón | |||||||||||||||||||
| 26. Francisco Pinzón Otero | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13. María Pinzón y Tello | |||||||||||||||||||
| 27. Mariana Tello de Mayorga | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3. María Francisca Sanz de Santamaría Ricaurte | |||||||||||||||||||
| 28. Cayetano Ricaurte Terreros | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14. José Antonio Ricaurte Rigueiros | |||||||||||||||||||
| 29. Antonia Rigueiros Galindo | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7. Antonia Ricaurte Ortega | |||||||||||||||||||
| 30. José Antonio Ortega Gómez de Salazar | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15. Mariana Ortega Mesa | |||||||||||||||||||
| 31. Petronila Inés Mesa Moreno | |||||||||||||||||||
The Enterprise of Omnibuses
He founded the first serious enterprise of omnibuses in Bogotá which covered mainly the route between Bogotá and Facatativá. The fleet, imported from Philadelphia, consisted of four carriages which he named "Azucena", "No me olvides", "Rosita" and "Trinitaria". They were decorated with pictures of actresses of the time, scenes, mirrors and lanterns. The carriages were of such high quality that at least one of them was active for forty three years. This enterprise's contribution to the economic progress of Colombia was commented by various writers. Isidoro Laverde wrote (translated quote from Spanish): "The capital, negligently leaning at the foot of Monserrate and Guadalupe [mounts], for long long years saw its streets paved with stone covered with weed in the absence of any noise that is not the one from the nocturnal ghosts. Only two couches circulated its streets, the one from the Archbishop and the one from the Viceroy, that passed by the Alameda to a little distance from the convent of San Diego. The use of couches did not start to be generalized until, in 1854, señor Guillermo París took this industry on his own account." In the words of one of the best journalists of the time, "as we arrived in Facatativá we found the pleasant surprise of the establishment of the enterprise of omnibuses founded by the progressive gentleman Mr. Guillermo París; since then [people] were able to traverse the plateau in relatively comfortable vehicles ...". Upon the demise of París, the company went to Ignacio Osorio Ricaurte.