Biography
Juan Nepomuceno Niño Juan Nepomuceno Niño Muelle y Lago (Tunja, June 13, 1769 – Tunja, November 29, 1816) was a philosopher, lawyer, and politician from the Viceroyalty of New Granada (present-day Colombia). He is known as one of the heroes and martyrs of the independence of Colombia shot on November 29, 1816, during the reconquest of New Granada by order of Pablo Morillo. Niño was born in Tunja on June 13, 1769 on a big mansion. He was the son of Juan Agustín Niño y Álvarez and María Catarina Muelle y Lago. He began his academic journey in 1781 by enrolling in the prestigious Real Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Santafé for high school. Niño was a brilliant student and earned a degree in philosophy in 1787. By the age of 21, he had obtained his Licentiate and Doctorate in Canon Law, which is a testament...
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