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José Antonio Páez
Other names/titles: Gender: M
Ethnic origin: Mulatto/a
Biographical details
Born in 1790, he is described by O’Leary as "a man of colour. His parents most miserably poor." Yet, “the most extraordinary” of the greatest men produced by the South American Revolution. (Humphreys, 12, 37)
He married Dominga Ortiz.
Lynch describes his relationship with Bolívar as "uneasy". He became President of Venezuela in 1830 after taking Venezuela out of Gran Colombia. He died in 1873. (Lynch, xx)
Life Events
Born |
1790 | |
Other |
1830 | He became the first president of independent Venezuela. |
Died |
1873 | |
References
Humphreys, R. A., (1969), The ´Detached Recollections' of General D. F. O'Leary
Lynch, John, (1986), The Spanish American Revolutions 1808-1826
Publications
There is no writing by this subject in the database.
Links
Resource id #27 (5)
Resource id #31 (8)
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