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particularly sedulous in his attention to the 

 business of the state — in diplomatic writing- 

 he is said to shine. 



General Francisco de Paulo Santander 

 was born at Cucuta, and educated at the 

 college of Bogota for the profession of the 

 law, which he left to become a subaltern in 

 the patriotic army of New Grenada ; and af- 

 terwards made one of. the few Grenadians 

 who followed Bolivar to the plains of Vene- 

 zuela, in his fallen fortunes, when Morillo 

 possessed himself of the kingdom of New 

 Grenada. 



His mother and sister (the latter now the 

 wife of Colonel Briceno,) remained in Bogota, 

 and on account of their patriotism were in 

 very straitened circumstances, but were still 

 enabled to give, from time to time, very im- 

 portant information to Santander, respecting 



