José María García de Toledo

José María García de Toledo y de Madariaga (11 February 1769 — 24 February 1816) was a Neogranadine lawyer and politician, who fought against the Royalist forces during the Patria Boba period that preceded the Colombian War of Independence.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is García and the second or maternal family name is Madariaga.
José María García de Toledo y de Madariaga
3rd President of the Supreme Junta of Cartagena de Indias
In office
1 May 1811 – 31 August 1811
Preceded byJosé María del Real e Hidalgo
Succeeded byJosé Ignacio de Cavero y Cárdenas
1st President of the Supreme Junta of Cartagena de Indias
In office
14 August 1810 – 1 January 1811
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byJosé María del Real e Hidalgo
Personal details
Born(1769-02-11)11 February 1769
Cartagena, Viceroyalty of the New Granada
Died24 February 1816(1816-02-24) (aged 47)
Cartagena, Viceroyalty of the New Granada
NationalityNeogranadine
Spouse(s)Juana Díaz de Herrera Gálvez (1793-1805)
Alma materOur Lady of the Rosary University
ProfessionLawyer

Soon after the banishment of the Spanish governor on 14 June 1810 a Supreme Junta was established in Cartagena de Indias as a direct response to Napoleon's invasion of Spain. García was named as its president, and on 11 November 1811, the Junta declared the independence of Cartagena from Spain. He was later shot by Pablo Morillo on 24 Feb. 1816, after the city was "pacified".[1]

References
  1. Lemaitre, Eduardo (1994). A Brief History of Cartagena. Medellin: Compania Litografica Nacional S.A. pp. 49–50, 60. ISBN 9789586380928.


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