José Joaquín Ortiz

Gender:Male

Ethnic origen: Unknown

Events:

1814  -  Tunja  -  Not applicable  -  He was born on 10 July 1814.
1833  -  Bogotá  -  Unknown  -  His pro-indigenous play was presented in Bogotá.
1836  -  Colombia  -  Patriot  -  He co-founded the literary journal, La Estrella Nacional.
1841  -  Colombia  -  Unknown  -  He wrote María Dolores o la Historia de mi casamiento.
1892  -  Bogotá  -  Unknown  -  Died

Connections:

Indigenous rights
Ortiz Family
Writers (men)

Biography:
He was born in 1814, the brother of Juan Francisco Ortiz. He wrote a pro-indigenous play, Zulma, inspired by the sacrifices to the sun. It was presented in Bogotá in a friend’s house in 1833. He died in 1892. (Arciniegas, 691.)

References:

Arciniegas, Germán (1988) Manuel de literatura colombiana