Guillermo París Sanz de Santamaría, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Colombian businessman of the 19th century
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Place of Birth: Bogotá, Colombia
About Guillermo París Sanz de Santamaría
- Guillermo París Sanz de Santamaría (June 24, 1820 - December 8, 1867) was a prominent Colombian businessman from Bogota.
- He was the son of Col.
- Mariano París Ricaurte and María Francisca Sanz de Santamaría Ricaurte. He founded the first serious enterprise of omnibuses in Bogotá which covered mainly the route between Bogotá and Facatativá.
- The fleet, imported from Philadelphia consisted of four carriages which he named "Azucena", "No me olvides", "Rosita" and "Trinitaria".
- They were decorated with pictures of actresses, scenes, mirrors and lanterns.
- The carriages were of such high quality that at least one of them was active for 43 years.
- This enterprise's contribution to the economic progress of Colombia was commented by various writers.
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