Colonel Aureliano Buendía is a soldier of about 30 years old, born in the town of Macondo, located in the country of Colombia, he was the first human being born in the town.

he is the second Son of Jose Arcadio Buendia and Ursula iguaran, his older brother is Jose Arcadio (Son) and his younger sisters are Rebeca Buendia and Amaranta Buendia, with his adoptive brother being Arcadio Buendia, who is in reality, his Nephew.

He married Remedios Moscote and had a son with Pilar Ternera, Aureliano Jose.

when the conservative party came to the town and tried to force the people to do things without their freedom, it is then that Aureliano made the decision to become a soldier and start revolutions across the country.

he is a character from the book One hundred years of Solitude (1967)