Juan Esteban Ricaurte

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Gender: M
Ethnic origin: Unknown

Biographical details

From Bogotá, on 20 June 1782, after the Comuneros rebellion, he married Clemente Lozano y González Manrique. Among their children were Ignacio, Antonio and Manuel Ricaurte who became leading figures in the independence struggle. (Monsalve, 10) His second wife was Gabriela Barriga Brito. (Monsalve, 85)

He was Contador Inventor de la Alcabalas in Bogotá and attended the Nariño tertulias from around 1789 to 1794. He was prosecuted in 1794 and his goods confiscated for having translated and published The Rights of Man. He subscribed to El Mercurio Peruano, 1792-93. (Clément, 124.)

Part of the González Manrique, Alvarez, Ricaurte, París, Pardo, Nariño clan. (Monsalve, 139)

Life Events

Married	1782	On 20 June 1782 he married Clemente Lozano y González Manrique.
Other	1789	He attended the Nariño tertulias, Bogotá, around 1789-1794
Other	1792	He subscribed to El Mercurio Peruano, 1792-93.
Other	1794	He was prosecuted and had his goods confiscated for having translated and published The Rights of Man.