History of Guateque

bsp;joined the campaign against the government of General Rafael Reyes, when the public expressed their ideas on treaties between Colombia and the United States and Panama.The March 13, 1909, Olaya harangued the crowd in vehement terms, characterized as a true "tribune of the people", in the presence of the most prominent leaders of liberalism. Went well in that campaign against the dictatorship, started by Nicolas Esguerra, José Vicente Concha y Miguel Abadia Mendez, which culminated in the resignation of General Reyes, on March 16, 1909, and the custom command to General Jorge Holguín, this is what has been called the movement "Trecemarcismo" against the dictatorship of Kings. Olaya was elected in 1910 as a member of the Constituent Assembly to reform the Constitution of 1886, represented the Department of Quesada.

The liberal movement was led by Alfonso Lopez, who encouraged his party with the famous phrase: "Liberalism must be prepared to take power." Olaya Herrera served as President of the Republic during the 1930-1934 quadrennium. Liberal hegemony started in the thirties and forties. Among its prominent ministers were Carlos E. Restrepo, Eduardo Santos, Francisco José Chaux, Tulio Enrique Tascon, Abel Carbonell, Fabio Lozano Torrijos, Alfonso Araújo, Jaime Jaramillo Arango, Carlos Arango Vélez, Gabriel Turbay, Sinforoso Ocampo, Raimundo Rivas, Esteban Jaramillo et al. The liberalism that came to power with the country Olaya introduced fundamental changes regarding their new trends of social liberalism. His main interest was in problems and social reforms: labor legislation, welfare, labor protection and the farmer and others.

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However, President Olaya was faced with the