Francisco de Paula Urrutia Ordóñez
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Francisco de Paula Urrutia Ordoñez (2 April 1827 — 12 September 1893) was a Colombian expatriate
businessman living in Quito
who served as 8th Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary ad honorem
of Colombia
to Ecuador
from 1889 to his death in 1893.
, during the period known as the Gran Colombia
. On 14 April 1958 he married Dolores Olano Hurtado in Popayán, and out this union his son Francisco José was born. He was forced to leave Colombia with his family for Ecuador during the Colombian Civil War of 1876
, where he remained afterwards.
Expatriate
An expatriate is a person temporarily or permanently residing in a country and culture other than that of the person's upbringing...
businessman living in Quito
Quito
San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...
who served as 8th Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary ad honorem
Ad honorem
Ad honorem is a Latin phrase that literally can be translated as "to the honor". When used today, it generally means "for the honor of"; that is, not seeking any material reward. It is commonly used in universities for some unpaid teaching positions....
of Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
to Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
from 1889 to his death in 1893.
Personal life
Born on 2 April 1827 to Manuel José Urrutia y Quijano and Joaquina Ordóñez Balcázar in PopayánPopayán
Popayán is the capital of the Colombian department of Cauca. It is located in southwestern Colombia between Colombia's Western Mountain Range and Central Mountain Range...
, during the period known as the Gran Colombia
Gran Colombia
Gran Colombia is a name used today for the state that encompassed much of northern South America and part of southern Central America from 1819 to 1831. This short-lived republic included the territories of present-day Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Panama, northern Peru and northwest Brazil. The...
. On 14 April 1958 he married Dolores Olano Hurtado in Popayán, and out this union his son Francisco José was born. He was forced to leave Colombia with his family for Ecuador during the Colombian Civil War of 1876
Colombian Civil War of 1876
Colombian Civil War of 1876 was a civil war in the United States of Colombia that went on from 1876 to 1877...
, where he remained afterwards.