Colombian ambassador (1766-1822).
Juan Francisco Antonio Hilarión Zea Díaz (23 November 1766 – 28 November 1822) was a Neogranadine journalist, botanist, diplomat, politician, and statesman who served as Vice President of Gran Colombia under then President Simón Bolívar. He was also Ambassador of Gran Colombia to the United Kingdom where he tried in vain to gain recognition for the nascent nation of Gran Colombia.