José Eusebio Caro (March 5, 1817 – January 28, 1853) was a Colombian writer, journalist, and politician. He was born in

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and studied law at the Colegio de San Bartolomé in Bogota. Married to Blasina Tobar Finch in 1843, he was the father of future Colombian president

Miguel Antonio Caro Miguel Antonio Caro Tobar (November 10, 1845 – August 5, 1909) was a Colombian scholar, poet, journalist, philosopher, orator, philologist, lawyer, and politician. Early life His father, José Eusebio Caro and Mariano Ospina Rodríguez ...

as well as future first lady Margarita Caro Tobar, the wife of another president

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Career

He was a co-founder of the

Colombian Conservative Party The Colombian Conservative Party ( es, Partido Conservador Colombiano) is a conservative political party in Colombia. The party was formally established in 1849 by Mariano Ospina Rodríguez and José Eusebio Caro. The Conservative party along ...

. As a writer, his most notable works were only published after his death. Among these are his letters, philosophical writings and poetry.

Personal life

He died in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Caro, Jose Eusebio Colombian politicians 1817 births 1853 deaths