José María García de Toledo y de Madariaga
3rd President of the Supreme Junta of Cartagena de Indias
In office 1 May 1811 – 31 August 1811
Preceded by	José María del Real e Hidalgo
Succeeded by	José Ignacio de Cavero y Cárdenas
1st President of the Supreme Junta of Cartagena de Indias
In office 14 August 1810 – 1 January 1811
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	José María del Real e Hidalgo
Personal details
Born	(1769-02-11)11 February 1769 Cartagena, Viceroyalty of the New Granada
Died	24 February 1816(1816-02-24) (aged 47) Cartagena, Viceroyalty of the New Granada
Nationality	Neogranadine
Spouse	Juana Díaz de Herrera Gálvez (1793-1805)
Alma mater	Our Lady of the Rosary University
Profession	Lawyer

José María García de Toledo y de Madariaga (11 February 1769 — 24 February 1816) was a Neogranadine lawyer and politician, who fought against the Royalist forces during the Patria Boba period that preceded the Colombian War of Independence.

Soon after the banishment of the Spanish governor on 14 June 1810 a Supreme Junta was established in Cartagena de Indias as a direct response to Napoleon's invasion of Spain. García was named as its president, and on 11 November 1811, the Junta declared the independence of Cartagena from Spain.

He was later shot, as one of the "Nine Martyrs", by Pablo Morillo on 24 February 1816, when the city was being "pacified" after the Siege of Cartagena (1815).^[1]

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