the government and the solidarity of the citizens, who donated jewelry and money to support the cause. After many battles the war ended with the signing of the Rio Protocol in 1934, which upheld the Salomón–Lozano Treaty and officially ended the border conflicts between Colombia and Peru. Public works During his government Olaya Herrera tried to develop the Colombian national industry and for this he supported many infrastructure projects mainly highways, maritime and fluvial ports (Barranquilla and Buenaventura) and railroads. He also supported public education and the exploration and exploitation of energy natural resources such as oil, mainly in the northern region of Catatumbo. Olaya Herrera also tried to improve the association between guilds, for which he created a Bank of Agrarian Credit (), the Mortgage Central Bank () to finance low income housing and for the improvement of production and exporting of coffee products; the government of Olaya Herrera also created the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia. He also helped introduce labor law reforms. Public order issues During his first two years as president there were two main foci of violence in the country; in Boyaca and Santander initially motivated by political reasons. The towns with most problems were Chiquinquirá, the towns of western Boyaca, the Garcia Rovira Province in Santander Department and some towns in the areas of Norte de Santander Department, where conservative public employees resisted being in charge of liberals until the end of his government on 7 August 1934. Post-government and death After finishing his term as president in 1935 Olaya Herrera was appointed Minister of Foreign Relations during the government of Alfonso López Pumarejo and later appointed ambassador of Colombia to the State of the Vatican City in Rome, Italy where he died on 18 February 1937 serving. He had been planning to run for reelection as president upon his return to Colombia. Personal life Olaya Herrera married María Teresa Londoño Sáenz in 1911 and had two daughters; Maria and Lucia. References External links Luis Angel Arango Library: Enrique Olaya Herrera 1880 births 1937 deaths People from Boyacá Department Free University of Colombia alumni Colombian Roman Catholics Colombian people of Spanish descent Colombian Liberal Party politicians Presidents of Colombia Ambassadors of Colombia to the Holy See 20th-century Colombian lawyers Colombian journalists Male journalists Foreign ministers of Colombia Colombian Ministers of Agriculture and Commerce Burials at Central Cemetery of Bogotá 20th-century journalists