[3] He also served as Congressman in both houses, Governor of Cauca, and Secretary Foreign Affairs, of Finance and Development, and of Treasury and Public Credit.

During the time of his stay in Europe travel and study made important and deserved the high honor of receiving the Cross of Commander of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus.

The following is a work authored by Jose Maria Quijano Wallis: Wallis Quijano's work: "Memoirs autobiographical, historical, political and social" in its 40 chapters, containing details and facts unknown at the time of the country's history, important characters, performances and anecdotes such as Julio payaneses Arboleda, José María Obando, Santiago Pérez, Manuel Murillo, Florian Largacha, etc.

It is an excellent source of information for those interested in the history of Colombia Studies, speeches and various writings (1908) by José María Quijano Wallis and Carlos Arturo Torres.

Reports of Committees of the House of Representatives of Colombia on the request of the great General Mosquera (1923) by José María Quijano Wallis, Jorge Isaacs and Manuel Urueta.