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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: Unknown
Events:
| 1803 | - | Colombia | - | Not applicable | - | He was born on 5 September 1803. |
| 1865 | - | Bogotá | - | Unknown | - | He died on 11 April 1865. |
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Campesino rightsBiography:
Born in Colombia in 1803 or 1804, he was a campesino dedicated to agriculture, who became a novelist and writer. He founded the magazine El Mosaico (in 1858?) and collaborated in El Bogotano, and Biblioteca de Señoritas.
His novels include, Manuela, obra precurora de la desigualidad social; Pioquinta o El Valle de Tenza; El Rejo de Enlaza; Bruna la Carbonera; Una Ronda de Don Ventura Ahumada y otras cuadros; and Escritores Colombianos. (Ardila, 25.)
Carlos José Reyes describes Manuela as the first important Colombian novel for its descriptions and language of its characters, especially its campesinos. It seems to have been published in 1858. (Reyes, 199-203; 249-266)
He died in 1865.
References:
Zea, Gloria (editor). (1988) Manual de literatura colombiana
Ardila A, Hector M. (1984) Hombres y letras de Colombia