Manuel Ancízar
Colombian lawyer, writer, and journalist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Manuel Esteban Ancízar Basterra (25 December 1812 — 21 May 1882) was a Colombian lawyer, writer, and journalist. He founded a publishing house and a newspaper before joining the Chorographic Commission in 1850.[1] He also served as the 4th Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Granadine Confederation, and as the first president of the National University of Colombia.[1]
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Quick Facts 4th Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Granadine Confederation, President ...
Manuel Ancízar Basterra | |
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4th Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Granadine Confederation | |
In office 23 November 1861 – 1 December 1862 | |
President | Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera y Arboleda |
Preceded by | José María Rojas Garrido |
Succeeded by | José María Rojas Garrido |
2nd Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Colombia to Venezuela | |
In office 1846–1846 | |
President | Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera y Arboleda |
Preceded by | Lino de Pombo O'Donell |
Succeeded by | Antonio María Pradilla Rueda |
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Born | Manuel Esteban Ancízar Basterra (1812-12-25)25 December 1812 Bogotá, Cundinamarca |
Died | March 21, 1882(1882-03-21) (aged 69) Bogotá, Cundinamarca, United States of Colombia |
Resting place | Central Cemetery of Bogotá |
Nationality | Colombian |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse(s) | Agripina Samper Agudelo (1857—1882) |
Children |
Roberto Ancízar Samper Pablo Ancízar Samper Inés Ancízar Samper Jorge Ancízar Samper Manuel Ancízar Samper |
Relatives | |
Alma mater | University of Havana |
Profession | Lawyer |
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Quick Facts Pen name, Language ...
Manuel Ancízar | |
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Pen name | Alpha |
Language | Spanish |
Period | 1845—1882 |
Genre | non-fiction, journalism |
Subject | Philosophy; Geography, ethnography, and culture of Colombia |
Notable works | Peregrinación del Alpha por las provincias del norte de La Nueva Granada |
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ancízar and the second or maternal family name is Basterra.