page_title: José Hilario López
section_title: Wars of Independence from Spain
hierarchical_section_title: José Hilario López / Wars of Independence from Spain
caption_attribution_description: Portrait of the family of José Hilario López, President of New Granada. María Dorotea Durán Borrero (blue dress), and her three kids Lucrecia, (pink dress), Policarpa, (red dress), and Antonio Ricaurte, (infant).
context_page_description: José Hilario López Valdés was a Colombian politician and military officer. He was the President of Colombia between 1849 and 1853.
context_section_description: In 1820, López met General Simón Bolívar, who appointed him lieutenant of the then newly created "Boyacá Battalion". While in the town of La Mesa, López saw his former prison mate, Vicente Azuero, among the prisoners of war and interceded for his release. López was promoted to the rank of lieutenant mayor and subsequently, captain. In that capacity, López participated in the "Northern Campaign" offensive in what is now Venezuelan territory.
  Once the campaign ended in February 1823, López returned to Bogotá and was appointed by General Francisco de Paula Santander as military chief of the province of Cauca. On 6 April 1823, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel.
caption: Family portrait of his wife María Dorotea Durán Borrero, and their three kids, Lucretia, Policarpa, and Antonio.
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