Women and Independence in Latin America An exploration of women's involvement in the Latin American Wars of Independence |
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Tertulia |
Other names: Patricio Leal, Inspector Ingenuo
Gender:Male
Ethnic origen: Unknown
Events:
1756 | - | Cuba | - | Not applicable | - | He was born in Cuba, 1756. |
1791 | - | Bogotá | - | Unknown | - | He founded the Periodico de Santa Fé de Bogotá on 9 February 1791. |
1819 | - | Bogotá | - | Unknown | - | He died 2 June 1819, Santafé. |
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Editors newspapers and magazinesBiography:
Born in Cuba, in 1756, he became Padre de periodismo colombiano. He founded the newspaper Periodico de Santa Fé de Bogotá on 9 February 1791. (Sánchez López, 652.)
He founded the cultural tertulia Eutropélica, at which a lack of confidence in the Viceroy government was expressed. (Forero, 19-23)
He used the pseudonyms Patricio Leal and El Inspector Ingenuo.
He died in Bogotá on 2 June 1819.
References:
Forero, Manuel José (1970) Grandes heroinas de Colombia, Doña Magdalena Ortega de Nariño, La Precursora
Sánchez López, Luis María (1985) Diccionario de escritores colombianos