Manuel Uribe Ángel was a Colombian doctor, scientific writer, politician and geographer, who has been called the "Father of Medicine of Antioquia" for his contributions to the advances of the practice of medicine in Colombia and the ...See moreManuel Uribe Ángel was a Colombian doctor, scientific writer, politician and geographer, who has been called the "Father of Medicine of Antioquia" for his contributions to the advances of the practice of medicine in Colombia and the department. He was also known outside the field of medicine for his studies and work on the geography and history of the country. He served as President of the Sovereign State of Antioquia and then, and as senator of Colombia. He is considered the most important intellectual of Antioquia of his time.
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