Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera
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| Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera y Arboleda | |
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8th President of the Republic of the New Granada
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| In office April 1, 1845 – April 1, 1849 |
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| Vice President | Rufino Cuervo |
| Preceded by | Pedro Alcántara Herrán |
| Succeeded by | José Hilario López |
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3rd President of the Granadine Confederation¹
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| In office July 18, 1861 – February 4, 1863 |
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| Preceded by | Bartolomé Calvo |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Javier Zaldua |
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President of the United States of Colombia
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| In office May 14, 1863 – April 8, 1864 |
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| Preceded by | Eustorgio Salgar |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Murillo Toro |
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President of the United States of Colombia²
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| In office May 22, 1866 – November 1, 1867² |
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| Preceded by | José María Rojas Garrido |
| Succeeded by | Joaquín Riascos |
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| Born | September 26, 1798 Popayán, Cauca |
| Died | October 7, 1878 Puracé, Cauca |
| Political party | Conservative turned Liberal |
| Spouse | Mariana Buenaventura Arboleda y Arroyo ³ |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| ¹Last President of the Granadine Confederation.
²Deposed by a Coup d’etat |
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Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera y Arboleda (1798 - 1878) was a Colombian general and political figure. After taking power during the Colombian Civil War of 1860-1862 he was president of Colombia between 1863 and 1864, and again from 1866 until 1867.
After suffering face wounds during a battle in 1824, which forced him to use a metal prosthesis, Mosquera was nicknamed "Mascachochas" by some of his contemporary critics.
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