Sixta Pontón de Santander

Sixta Pontón de Santander
Portrait of Sixta Pontón de Santander circa 1856
Born
Sixta Pontón Vargas Piedrahíta

(1792-04-02)April 2, 1792
Soacha, Bogotá Province, Spanish Colombia
DiedJuly 28, 1862(1862-07-28) (aged 70)
Bogotá, Granadine Confederation
Known forSpouse of the president of the New Granada (1832–1837)
Spouse of the vice president of the Gran Colombia (1821–1827)
Spouse
(m. 1836)
Children
  • Juan
  • Clemencia
  • Sixta Tulia
Parent(s)Mario Pontón Vargas (father)
Francisca Piedrahíta (mother)

Sixta Pontón de Santander (April 2, 1792 –July 28, 1862) was a Colombian philanthropist and politician. She was also the wife of Francisco de Paula Santander.