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1 online resource. The booklet presented here is a posthumous tribute to Raimundo Santamaría (1795-1869), published in the year of his death. Santamaría was born in Medellín, Colombia, and became an important figure in the region of Antioquia. He participated in the Colombian wars of independence in the early 19th century. He later married and became an adviser to the government, but he mainly concentrated his energies on business. He introduced English ploughing techniques to Colombia and was the principal promoter of steam navigation on the Magdalena River, particularly to support the export of fruit and tobacco. The frontispiece of the booklet shows a photograph of Raimundo Santamaria. Title devised, in English, by Library staff. Original resource extent: 22 pages : illustrations. Original resource at: EAFIT University. Content in Spanish. Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions. 1869 Biography Colombia -- History -- War of Independence, 1810-1822 Politics and government Santamaría, Raimundo, 1795-1869 Colombia Antioquia 920 980 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.wdl/wdl.14679 2021666961 DLC 210507 20250607105719.3 22056006 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.8 using MARC21slim2MODS3-8_XSLT1-0.xsl (Revision 1.172 20230208) eng