José Eusebio Caro Ibáñez (March 5, 1817 – January 28, 1853) was a writer, journalist, and politician from the

Republic of New Granada The Republic of New Granada was a Centralism, centralist unitary republic consisting primarily of present-day Colombia and Panama with smaller portions of today's Costa Rica, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru and Brazil that existed from 1831 to 1858. ...

. He was born in Ocaña, Norte de Santander 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, 1843 – 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 Carlos Holguin Mallarino.

Career

He was a co-founder of the

Colombian Conservative Party The Colombian Conservative Party () 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 with the Colombian Liberal Party ...

. 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 Colombian writers Colombian journalists People from the Republic of New Granada 1817 births 1853 deaths