Liborio Mejía

Politician

1792 – 1816

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Who was Liborio Mejía?

Liborio Mejía Gutiérrez was a Colombian colonel and politician during the struggle for Independence from Spain, and in 1816 Liborio Mejía became president of the United Provinces of the New Granada making him the youngest person to ever hold the presidency of Colombia at the age of 24. He was executed three months later during the Reconquista led by the Spaniard Pablo Morillo.

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Born
Jul 28, 1792
Rionegro
Religion
  • Catholicism
Died
Sep 3, 1816
Bogotá

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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