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Jorge Miguel Lozano, Marquis Of San Jorge
Jorge Miguel Lozano de Peralta y Varaes Maldonado de Mendoza y Olaya (Santafé, December 13, 1731-Cartagena de Indias, New Kingdom of Granada August 11, 1793), was a Colombian aristocrat, First Marquis of San Jorge de Bogotá, and eighth owner of the "Majorat, mayorazgo" of the same name, a businessman and politician. descendant of Spanish and Creole elite. Served as Superior Mayor of Bogotá, mayor of Bogotá and is well known for being the richest man of Colombia during the 18th century. Biography He was born on December 13, 1731, in Bogotá, Santafé. From a well-established bureaucratic colonial Lozano de Peralta family, family from spanish origins, He inherited a large fortune, which he increased considerably through very successful business and real estate activities. By 1775, his possessions in the Santafé de Bogotá savanna covered around twenty thousand hectares, and in the city he owned nine houses and a tannery. He also traded in products from the New World and Casti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joaquín Gutiérrez (painter)
Joaquín Gutiérrez Mangel (30 March 1918 – 16 October 2000) was a Costa Rican writer who won multiple awards, and whose children's book ''Cocorí'' has been translated into ten languages. In addition to writing children's books, Gutiérrez was a chess champion, war correspondent, journalist, story-teller, translator, professor, and communist activist. Early life Born to Paul Gutiérrez and Estela Mangel Rosas in Limón Province, Limón on the Caribbean coast, the geographic area that inspired ''Cocorí,'' Gutiérrez moved to San José (Costa Rica), San José when he was nine years old and studied at Buenaventura Corrales Elementary and then the Colegio Seminario (Seminary School). While attending Liceo de Costa Rica (Costa Rica High School), Gutiérrez and five other students founded a group called the Leftist Student Wing. In 1934, he graduated from Liceo de Costa Rica. He began studying law but was expelled during a student strike. Gutiérrez's father sent him to New York to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |