Jose Manuel Marroquin Ricaurte (1827-1908) was a Colombian political figure and President of Colombia.
José Manuel Marroquín was born in Bogotá, on August 6, 1827. He died in the same city on September 19, 1908.
Marroquín studied literature and philosophy at the seminary of Bogotá. He went on to study jurisprudence at the Colegio Mayor de San Bartolomé.
Marroquín became a professor of literature and philosophy at the Colegio Mayor del Rosario, wh...
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Jose Manuel Marroquin Ricaurte (1827-1908) was a Colombian political figure and President of Colombia.
José Manuel Marroquín was born in Bogotá, on August 6, 1827. He died in the same city on September 19, 1908.
Marroquín studied literature and philosophy at the seminary of Bogotá. He went on to study jurisprudence at the Colegio Mayor de San Bartolomé.
Marroquín became a professor of literature and philosophy at the Colegio Mayor del Rosario, where he eventually was appointed as Rector. Later, he was also co-founder of the Academia Colombiana de la Lengua along with Miguel Antonio Caro and José María Vergara. He was elected as the first Rector of the Academy. As writer, philosopher, poet and scholar he wrote several novels, poems, stories, essays and text books in grammar, philology and orthography.
Marroquín joined the Colombian Conservative Party and was elected to the House of Representatives and the Senate. He was also appointed as Minister of Education. He was elected as vice...
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