Joaquín Camacho

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Camacho and the second or maternal family name is Lago.
For the Spanish politician, see Joaquín Camacho (Spanish politician).
Joaquín Camacho
1825 portrait by Coriolano Leudo
President of the United Provinces of the New Granada*
In office
October 5, 1814 – January 21, 1815
Preceded byCamilo Torres Tenorio
Succeeded byTriumvirate
Custodio García Rovira,
José Miguel Pey de Andrade,
Manuel Rodríguez Torices
Personal details
BornJosé Joaquín Justo Camacho Lago
July 17, 1766
Tunja, Boyacá,
Viceroyalty of the New Granada
DiedAugust 31, 1816(1816-08-31) (aged 50)
Bogotá, Cundinamarca,
United Provinces of New Granada
SpouseMarcelina Rodríguez Lago y Castillo
Alma materOur Lady of the Rosary University
  • Member president of the Triumvirate.
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José Joaquín Justo Camacho y Rodriguez de Lago (July 17, 1766 – August 31, 1816) was a Neogranadine statesman, lawyer, journalist and professor, who worked for the Independence of the New Granada, what is now Colombia, and participated in the Open Cabildo which declared the Act of Independence, of which he was also a signer. He was executed during the Reign of Terror of Pablo Morillo after the Spanish invasion of New Granada.

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