Nemesio Camacho

Nemesio Camacho Macías
22nd Minister of Public Works of Colombia
In office
31 December 1921 – 4 February 1922
PresidentJorge Holguín Mallarino
Preceded byVíctor Manuel Salazar
Succeeded byFlorentino Manjarrés
20th Minister of Public Works of Colombia
In office
11 November 1921 – 28 November 1921
PresidentJorge Holguín Mallarino
Preceded byEsteban Jaramillo
Succeeded byVíctor Manuel Salazar
4th Minister of Public Works of Colombia
In office
29 July 1908 – 26 May 1909
PresidentRafael Reyes Prieto
Preceded byJosé María Ruiz
Succeeded byGuillermo Camacho Carrizosa
8th Minister of Finance and the Treasury of Colombia
In office
22 March 1909 – 26 May 1909
PresidentRafael Reyes Prieto
Preceded byJorge Holguín Mallarino
Succeeded byDomingo Esguerra Plata
Personal details
BornSubachoque, Cundinamarca, Colombia
November 1869
DiedMay 7, 1929(1929-05-07) (aged 59)
Paris, Île-de-France, France
Resting placeCentral Cemetery of Bogotá
NationalityColombian
Political partyLiberal
SpouseLeonilde Matiz Laverde
ChildrenLuis Camacho Matíz, Isabel Camacho de Casabianca
Alma materExternado University of Colombia (LLB, 1890)
ProfessionLawyer

Nemesio Camacho Macías (November 1869 — 7 May 1929) was a Colombian businessman and politician. The Stadium Nemesio Camacho in Bogotá is named after him.[1]

He was the manager of the Bank of the Republic, the Colombian Train of the Pacific and the Tramways of Bogotá. He was also Ministry of Finance and Public Credit appointed by the President Rafael Reyes.[2]

His son Luis Camacho Matiz, was the person who offered the land where the stadium would be constructed.

  1. ^ "Nemesio Camacho Macías, un empresario del altiplano cundiboyacence" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Biografía de Nemesio Camacho" (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 November 2010.