Simón Trinidad

Simón Trinidad
Birth nameJuvenal Ovidio Ricardo Palmera Pineda
Nickname(s)"Simón Trinidad"
"Federico Bogotá"
Born (1950-07-30) July 30, 1950
Valledupar, Cesar
Colombia
AllegiancePatriotic Union (UP) (until 1987)
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) (from 1987)
Years of serviceUP (1985-1987)
FARC (1987-2004)
RankMember of the Central High Command
UnitCaribbean Bloc of the FARC-EP
Battles / warsColombian armed conflict

Simón Trinidad (born July 30, 1950) is the alias of Juvenal Ovidio Ricardo Palmera Pineda, a high-ranking member of the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), and reputedly the first high-ranking member of that guerrilla group to be captured. "Simón Trinidad" is currently serving a 60-year sentence in solitary confinement in the United States at ADX Florence "Supermax" prison near Florence, Colorado with a scheduled release date of February 17, 2055.