Francisco Mariño y Soler
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Francisco Mariño
y Soler (born Tunja
, Colombia
, 9 October 1780; died Tibasosa
, Colombia, 31 August 1876). Spanish aristocrat, originally from New Granada
. Neo Granadinian patriot, Knight of the Order of Santiago
, and the last Marquis of Santa Rosa and Count of San Juan.
As Spanish forces regained control of New Granada under the command General Pablo Morillo
, Mariño was arrested, tried and sentenced to capital punishment. He was spared execution due to his family's close ties to the Spanish crown. Instead, he was stripped of his titles and honor.
As a military officer, Mariño was involved in the battles of Bonza and the Bridge of Boyaca.
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Mariño
- Mariño Lineage :Gallician Spanish lineage origined by Don Xoán froilaz Marinus y Don Froylaz Marinus. It is a historical family lineage in the Spanish history....
y Soler (born Tunja
Tunja
Tunja is a city and municipality located in the central part of Colombia, in the region of "Alto Chicomocha". As of the 2005 Census it had 152,419 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Department of Boyacá and part of the subregion of the Central Boyacá Province. It is approximately 145 km...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, 9 October 1780; died Tibasosa
Tibasosa
Tibasosa is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Boyacá, part of the Sugamuxi Province a subregion of Boyaca....
, Colombia, 31 August 1876). Spanish aristocrat, originally from New Granada
New Granada
New Granada may refer to various former national denominations for the present-day country of Colombia.*New Kingdom of Granada, from 1538 to 1717*Viceroyalty of New Granada, from 1717 to 1810, re-established from 1816 to 1819...
. Neo Granadinian patriot, Knight of the Order of Santiago
Order of Santiago
The Order of Santiago was founded in the 12th century, and owes its name to the national patron of Galicia and Spain, Santiago , under whose banner the Christians of Galicia and Asturias began in the 9th century to combat and drive back the Muslims of the Iberian Peninsula.-History:Santiago de...
, and the last Marquis of Santa Rosa and Count of San Juan.
Neogranadinan Revolution
Mariño was an intellectual and a fervent defender of the human rights who absorbed much literature of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. At the outbreak of revolution in New Granada, he became a colonel in the revolutionary army. Taking advantage of his social and economic position, he became a spy in support of Colombia's struggle for independence from Spain.As Spanish forces regained control of New Granada under the command General Pablo Morillo
Pablo Morillo
Pablo Morillo y Morillo, Count of Cartagena and Marquess of La Puerta, aka El Pacificador was a Spanish general....
, Mariño was arrested, tried and sentenced to capital punishment. He was spared execution due to his family's close ties to the Spanish crown. Instead, he was stripped of his titles and honor.
As a military officer, Mariño was involved in the battles of Bonza and the Bridge of Boyaca.
Vida republicana
At independence, Don Francisco becomes mayor of the city of Sogamoso and then Senator of the Republic of Colombia, where it participates in the creation of various laws and the development of democracyDemocracy
Democracy is generally defined as a form of government in which all adult citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. Ideally, this includes equal participation in the proposal, development and passage of legislation into law...
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Resources
- Colombian National MuseumColombian National MuseumThe National Museum of Colombia is the National Museum of Colombia housing collections on its history, art, culture. Located in Bogotá downtown, is the biggest and oldest museum in Colombia. The National Museum of Colombia is a dependancy of the Colombian Ministry of Culture.The National Museum is...
. Independence Hall. - National Library of ColombiaNational Library of ColombiaThe National Library of Colombia is the national library of Colombia. The library is a dependancy of the Colombian Ministry of Culture.- Founding and history :...
- Luis Angel Arango LibraryLuís Ángel Arango LibraryLuis Ángel Arango Library, is a public library located in Bogotá, Colombia. It was founded in 1923 as a small library with a few books on economics. It is currently under the administration of the Bank of the Republic...
- Colombian History Academy
- Salvat Encyclopedia. Salvat Editores. 1959.