Eliseo Payán
Eliseo Payán | |
|---|---|
| 1st Vice President of Colombia | |
| In office December 13, 1887 – February 8, 1888 Acting President: January 7 - June 4, 1887 December 12, 1889 - February 8, 1888 | |
| President | Rafael Núñez |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Miguel Antonio Caro |
| President of the Sovereign State of Cauca | |
| In office August 1, 1883 – August 5, 1886 | |
| Preceded by | Ezequiel Hurtado |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| In office April 22, 1879 – August 1, 1879 | |
| Preceded by | Modesto Garcés Garcés |
| Succeeded by | Ezequiel Hurtado |
| In office August 15, 1863 – August 15, 1867 | |
| Preceded by | Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera |
| Succeeded by | Julián Trujillo Largacha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José Eliseo Payán Hurtado August 1, 1825 Cali, Cauca Valley, Colombia |
| Died | June 30, 1895 (aged 69) Buga, Cauca Valley, Colombia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Carmen Ospina Lenis |
| Occupation | Lawyer, journalist, soldier, politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Colombia (Conservative Party) |
| Branch/service | National Army of Colombia |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | War of the Supremes Colombian Civil War (1860–1862) Colombian Civil War of 1876 Colombian Civil War (1884–1885) |
José Eliseo Payán Hurtado (August 1, 1825 – June 30, 1895) was a Colombian lawyer, politician, and military officer. Payán as Vice President of Colombia assumed the Presidency of Colombia because of the absence of President Rafael Núñez in 1887.