Manuel Rodríguez Torices
Manuel Rodríguez Torices | |
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Posthumous portrait by Luis García Hevia, 1837 | |
| Governor President of the State of Cartagena de Indias | |
| In office April 1, 1812 – October 4, 1812 | |
| Preceded by | José María del Real |
| Succeeded by | None* |
| President of the United Provinces of the New Granada• | |
| In office July 28, 1815 – November 15, 1815 | |
| Preceded by | Triumvirate José María del Castillo y Rada, José Fernández Madrid, Joaquín Camacho |
| Succeeded by | Camilo Torres Tenorio |
| Vice President of the United Provinces of the New Granada | |
| In office November 15, 1815 – March 14, 1816 | |
| President | Camilo Torres Tenorio |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 24, 1788 Cartagena de Indias, Bolívar |
| Died | October 5, 1816 Bogotá, Cundinamarca |
| Political party | Federalist |
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Manuel Rodríguez Torices (full birth name Manuel Juan Robustiano de los Dolores Rodríguez Torices y Quiroz) (May 24, 1788 – October 5, 1816) was a Neogranadine statesman, lawyer, journalist, and Precursor of the Independence of Colombia. He was part of the Triumvirate of the United Provinces of New Granada in 1815, and served as Vice President of the United Provinces after the triumvirate. He was executed during the Reign of Terror of Pablo Morillo in 1816.