Saint Ander, the Man of Laws

Francisco de paula was born in cucuta to a respectable criolo family that grew coco. He joined the republican army in bogota and wound up serving as secretary to president norino's first general who immediately switched sides. His political philosophy would forever put him at odds with belivar, even as the two men worked side by side on the project of liberating south America. The partnership and rivalry between belivar and santander will be a defining feature of the story of grand columbia.