Conservatism in Colombia

Colombian Conservatism is a broad system of conservative political beliefs in Colombia that is characterized by protectionism, support for Catholic values, social stability, and anti-totalitarianism. Its history began with the creation of parties that represent conservatism in Colombia. A stark difference of Columbian Conservatism, in contrast to many other geographic subsets of conservatism, is its strong emphasis in protectionism, which is considered by many Columbian conservatives to be the only solution to creating a fair market.

Colombian conservatism

Colombian conservatism holds Simón Bolívar and his ideals as the image of its political principles. The first formal conservative Columbian party known as "Republicanos Moderados" was created in 1837 by Jose Ignacio de Marquez. In the image of Bolivar, the party held religious principles and favored order and control. In the year 1840, a civil war occurred that helped the proliferation of future political parties, including the Colombian Conservative Party, the current principal representative of this ideal.

Ideals

These ideals have changed considerably over time, but the most important are:

• Belief in protectionism.
• Belief in family traditions.
• Belief in Catholic Church.
• Belief in private property.
• Belief in Colombia.
• Belief in individual rights.
• Belief in social stability.

Movements

There have been many conservative movements, apart from the principal party. An example of such movenments is the "Conservatismo Colombiano" party.

Other movements like Rojas Pinilla were influenced by conservative ideals. Another important movement created by Nuñez was a coalition between conservatives and moderate liberals called "Partido Nacional". The National Popular Alliance was initiated in the 1960s by disillusioned conservatives and it later developed into a populist opposition party.

Before the creation of the party, the members were called "Godos". These "Republicanos Moderados" and some other "radical conservatives" lead to the beginnings of the Colombian Conservative Party.

Presidents

There have been many conservative presidents:

• Simón Bolívar
• José Ignacio de Márquez
• Pedro Alcántara Herrán
• Rufino Cuervo Barreto
• Manuel María Mallarino
• Mariano Ospina Rodríguez
• Bartolomé Calvo
• Rafael Núñez (*)
• Carlos Holguín Mallarino
• Miguel Antonio Caro
• Manuel Antonio Sanclemente
• José Manuel Marroquín
• Rafael Reyes
• Ramón González Valencia
• Carlos Restrepo
• José Vicente Concha
• Marco Fidel Suare
• Jorge Holguín Mallarino
• Pedro Nel Ospina Vásquez
• Miguel Avadía Méndez
• Mariano Ospina Pérez
• Laureano Gómez
• Roberto Urdaneta Arbelaez
• Guillermo León Valencia
• Misael Pastrana Borrero
• Belisario Betancur Cuartas
• Andrés Pastrana Arango
• Álvaro Uribe Vélez(*)

(*)Presidents of Liberal origin which implemented conservative policies / but then become allied with conservatism.

External link and source

• https://web.archive.org/web/20061212090957/http://www.partidoconservador.org/