First family of Colombia

However, other close relatives of the president and first spouse, such as parents, grandchildren, stepchildren, and in-laws, may be classified as members of the first family for context purposes.

President Presidential candidate Carlos Arango Vélez (1879–1974): Lawyer and politician of the Liberal Party, of which he was a promoter of the most radical wing, close to communism; in fact he was co-founder of the radical leftist movement close to communism called Unirismo with Jorge Eliecer Gaitán.

First lady The Arboledas are originally from the city of Popayán, which had its period of greatest influence between the 17th and 20th centuries.

[5] presidents presidential designee First Lady Unionː Mosquera-Arboleda External lineː Concha-Cárdenas External lineː Olaya-Cárdenas The Largacha are of Basque origin; his last name in Basque is Largatxa.29 The Colombian branch has the city of Popayán as its center of power, and they had some influence in Colombia in the mid-nineteenth century, through the Colombian Liberal Party, in the hands of the Mosquera family, and then on his own through marriages with other renowned families.

Its members descend from Catalan individuals, mainly from Barcelona and Girona, who settled in the country in the 18th century.30 The family's center of power is the Colombian capital.

Traced back centuries to Spanish rule for having occupied high-ranking colonial positions.

[6] First Lady Union: Lozano de Peralta-Vergara-Caycedo The Ospinas, another of the great families of the Colombian aristocracy, have their origins in the Basque Country.

They controlled the media such as Semana and Alternativa magazines, they founded institutions, schools, companies and think tanks, and they have shares in soccer teams such as Independiente Santafe, and they are renowned members of the Colombian Liberal Party.39 Among their members, journalists stand out, businessmen, liberal politicians, artists, etc.

The family comes from imperial France in the 11th century, whose members settled in Navarre and Aragon, from where they later embarked for America.

President Presidential candidate Los Santos are originally from the department of Santander, but based in Bogotá, which has significantly influenced the country's politics and journalism since the early 20th century.

The Valencias have their business center and political and family activity in the city of Popayán in Cauca.

The origins go back to the Italian nobility, passing through the Castilian kings Alfonso X el Sabio, his son, the infante Juan de Castilla, and his great-great-grandson Alfonso de Valencia, from whom the Colombian branch and surname come.43 President Presidential candidates Descendants of Navarrese nobility and important manors of the Basque Country, more specifically from the town of Bergara in the province of Guipúzcoa, Spain.