Manuel Rodríguez Torices

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Gender: M
Ethnic origin: White

Biographical details

Born around 1788, the son of Matías Rodríguez Torices, a Spaniard, and María Trinidad Quirós, from Bogotá and brother of Andrés Rodríguez. He was deported with Pantaleón Gutíerrez, Sinforoso Mutis and Camilo Manrique. He was captured by the royalists in Cauca in 1816 and made to walk to Bogotá. He was shot, then hung and beheaded; his head was then displayed at the Sabana railway station. (Monsalve, 167)

He attended Manuela Sanz de Santamaría's tertulias. He was hung for his pro-independence activities. (Monsalve, 24)

Life Events

Born	1788	He was born around 1788.
Died	1816	He was executed by the royalists in Bogotá.

References

Monsalve, José D, (1926), Mujeres de la independencia

Publications

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Links

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Gendering Latin American Independence

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