Benito Salas Vargas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Salas and the second or maternal family name is Vargas.
Benito Salas Vargas
BornApril 1770
Died( 1816 -09-18)18 September 1816[1]
Neiva, Colombia
AllegianceSpanish American Patriots
RankColonel
Battles / warsSpanish reconquest of New Granada

Benito Salas Vargas (1770 – 18 September 1816) was a military and social leader during Colombia's (then known as New Granada) independence war (1810–1819). He fought against Pablo Morillo during the Spanish reconquest of New Granada.

  1. ^ Huellas de la Independencia en el Huila Archived September 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine