Manuel Esteban Ancízar Basterra was a Colombian lawyer, writer, and journalist. He founded a publishing house and a newspaper before joining the Chorographic Commission in 1850.
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Manuel Esteban Ancízar Basterra was a Colombian lawyer, writer, and journalist. He founded a publishing house and a newspaper before joining the Chorographic Commission in 1850. He also served as the 4th Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Granadine Confederation, and as the first president of the National University of Colombia.
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Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1812 to 1882 · aged 69
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5 languages
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