Antonio Villavicencio, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Antonio Villavicencio

President of Colombia

Date of Birth: 09-Jan-1775

Place of Birth: Quito, Pichincha Province, Ecuador

Date of Death: 17-Aug-1838

Profession: military personnel, politician

Nationality: Ecuador

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Antonio Villavicencio y Verástegui (January 9, 1775 – June 6, 1816) was a statesman and soldier of New Granada, born in Quito, and educated in Spain.
He served in the Battle of Trafalgar as an officer in the Spanish Navy with the rank of Second Lieutenant.
He was sent as a representative of the Spanish Crown to New Granada, where his arrival was used as an excuse in Santafé de Bogotá to start a revolt; this was known as the Florero de Llorente, which culminated in the proclamation of independence from Spain.
After this incident he resigned his office and joined the cause of independence.
He was later captured and became the first martyr executed during the reign of terror of Pablo Morillo.