Carlos Tanco Cordobez

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"Como gerente del Ferrocarril de La Sabana logró, contra viento y marea, que se construyera la vía férrea que se inauguró en 1889 entrando a la ciudad por el sitio de Sans Facon. Contrajo matrimonio dos veces, la primera con doña Francisca Rosa Wills Pontón, hina de Mr. William Wills, londinense y de doña Juana Pontón Piedrahita, natural de Medellín". Viudo, "casó el 20 de mayo de1876 con doña Carmen Ponce de León Dávila, hija de don Rafael Ponce de León Vélez de Guevara y doña Waldina Salas, escritora y poetisa".

Genealogías de Santafé de Bogotá, Tomo IX, p. 279 y siguiente.

Carlos Tanco was born to Mariano Tanco Armero and Polonia Joaquina Tanco (born Cordovez Moure). Polonia was born in 1825.

Carlos had 5 siblings: Teresa Herrera (born Tanco), Elena Gomez (born Tanco) and 3 other siblings. Carlos married Carmen Ponce de Leon). They had one daughter: Ines Cuellar (born Tanco).

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