Dr. Tomás José de Orrantia y Alberro

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Tertulia
Tertulia
     

Gender:Male

Ethnic origen: White

Events:

1791-1793  -  Lima  -  Unknown  -  He hosted tertulias here.
1791-1793  -  Lima  -  Unknown  -  He subscribed to El Mercurio Peruano, 1791-93.

Connections:

Hosted tertulias (men)
Newspaper, Mercurio Peruano
Priests/ monks

Biography:
Rector of San Marcos University, Lima (1791-93). He was a curate and theological canon. His house was used for literary meetings. His brother Domingo was Oidor de Lima and charged by Viceroy Amat with the expulsion of the Jesuits in 1767. He subscribed to El Mercurio Peruano from 1791-1793. (Clément, 120)

Uncle of Margarita de Orrantia.

References:

Clément, Jean-Pierre (1979) Indices del Mercurio Peruano, 1790-1795