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Pedro Félix Vicuña
Pedro Félix Vicuña Aguirre (February 21, 1805, Santiago, Viceroyalty of Peru – May 24, 1874, Santiago) was a Chilean journalist and one of the founders in 1827 of the newspaper ''El Mercurio de Valparaíso'', the oldest existing newspaper in Spanish language. He was also a liberal writer and politician. Early life Vicuña was born in Santiago, the son of Francisco Ramón Vicuña and of Mariana de Aguirre y Boza. Vicuña's father served two brief terms as acting president of Chile in 1829, and was widely considered as the head of the Liberal party. Pedro Félix Vicuña received an excellent education, studying humanities and commerce. From a young age he showed an interest in letters, and particularly in journalism. In 1825, at the age of 20, he moved from Santiago to Valparaíso, where he bought a printing press and began publishing ''El Telégrafo Mercantil y Político''. This periodical was founded October 3, 1826, and 89 issues were published. In 1826, he married Carmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Félix Vicuña Aguirre
Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish language, Spanish, Portuguese language, Portuguese, and Galician language, Galician name for ''Peter (given name), Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning "son of Peter" (compared with the English surname Peterson (name), Peterson) is Pérez in Spanish, Peres in Galician and Portuguese, Pires also in Portuguese, and Peiris in coastal area of Sri Lanka (where it originated from the Portuguese version), with all ultimately meaning "son of Pero". The name Pedro is derived via the Latin word "petra", from the Greek word "η πέτρα" meaning "stone, rock". The name Peter (name), Peter itself is a translation of the Aramaic language, Aramaic ''Kephas'' or ''Aramaic of Jesus#Cephas .28.CE.9A.CE.B7.CF.86.CE.B1.CF.82.29, Cephas'' meaning "stone". An alternative archaic variant is Pero. Notable people with the name Pedro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |