| rdfs:comment | - Crispiniano Quiñones Quiñones (born in Aguachica, Cesar, died February 27, 2000) was a Colombian Army General. The highest military rank attained by him was Brigadier General, and he retired from active duty in 1993 being the Commander of the 13th Brigade, headquartered in Bogotá. He was assassinated in La Vega, Cundinamarca on February 27, 2000 by members of FARC.
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| abstract | - Crispiniano Quiñones Quiñones (born in Aguachica, Cesar, died February 27, 2000) was a Colombian Army General. The highest military rank attained by him was Brigadier General, and he retired from active duty in 1993 being the Commander of the 13th Brigade, headquartered in Bogotá. He was assassinated in La Vega, Cundinamarca on February 27, 2000 by members of FARC. He is largely credited with being one of the founders of the Colombian Army Special Forces, along with then-Captain Ramon E. Niebles Uscategui. Additionally, he was a founding member of the Colombian Army's 1st Mobile Brigade, a corps designed to fight the increasing threat of FARC and other guerrilla groups, and a founding member of the Aviation Brigade of the Colombian Army.
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