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Women and Independence in Latin America An exploration of women's involvement in the Latin American Wars of Independence |
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Women and Independence in Latin America An exploration of women's involvement in the Latin American Wars of Independence |
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Gender:Male
Ethnic origen: White
Events:
| 1800 | - | Bogotá | - | Not applicable | - | He was born here on 25 December 1800. |
| 1878 | - | Bogotá | - | Unknown | - | He died on 3 May 1878. |
Connections:
Newspaper, Album (Colombia)Biography:
Born in Bogotá, on 25 December 1800, he became a journalist, educator and poet, a religious polemicist. He wrote for El Album, El Mosaico and many more. His most important work is listed as Historia Eclesiástica y Civil de la Nueva Granada. He died on 3 May 1878. (Ardila, 9, 22-23)
He wrote Historia civil y ecclesiastica de la Nueva Granada, which described customs, regions, towns and travel. (Zea, 218)
He used the pseudonym Pacho.
References:
Zea, Gloria (editor). (1988) Manual de literatura colombiana
Ardila A, Hector M. (1984) Hombres y letras de Colombia