Juan Antonio Riaño

Gender:Male

Ethnic origen: White

Events:

1792-1810  -  Guanajuato  -  Unknown  -  He was Spanish intendent of Guanajuato before independence.

Connections:

Enlightenment ideas
Tertulia, Riaño

Biography:
The Spanish intendant of Guanajuato, Mexico, he led a group who discussed enlightenment ideas in Guanajuato. The group included Corregidor Miguel Domínguez, María Josefa Ortiz, Ignacio Allende, Juan Aldama, Miguel Hidalgo, and Mariano Absalo. (Rodríguez, 160)

References:

Rodríguez O., Jaime E. (1998) The Independence of Spanish America