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Rufino José Cuervo
Rufino José Cuervo Urisarri (Bogotá, Colombia), was a Colombian writer, linguist, and philologist.
He studied Latin and Greek, but the main part of his work was dedicated to the study of the dialectal variations of Spanish spoken in Colombia. About this topic, he wrote his book "Apuntaciones críticas sobre lenguaje bogotano" ("Critical Notes About Bogotan Language", 1867), which is still an important reference in the study of the American Spanish language.
His most important work
In 1842 he married Ana María Gallegos Candanedo with whom he had four children: José Arístides, José Domingo, José Lorenzo, and Ana Josefa, the last two dying before reaching puberty.
Vice Presidency (1851—1855).
Obaldía was elected in 1851 to succeed Rufino Cuervo y Barreto as the 7th Vice President of New Granada; he took office on 1 April 1851 as President José Hilario López Valdéz's 2nd Vice President. From 14 October 1851 to 21 January 1852 Vice President Obaldía became Acting President in charge of the