Biography
Antonio Nariño Antonio Amador José de Nariño y Álvarez del Casal (April 9, 1765 – December 13, 1823) was a Colombian ideological precursor of the independence movement in New Granada (present-day Colombia) as well as one of its early political and military leaders. In 1793, he published the first French to Spanish translation of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen in Spain's American colonies. Born to an artistocratic family in 1760 in Santafe de Bogota, from his youth, Nariño was involved in political activities that he knew how to combine with financial and commercial activities that led him to accumulate a fortune. His foray into politics would see him become mayor of the second vote elected by the council of Santafe in 1789, as well as interim treasurer of tithes of the archbishopric...
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