Francisco José de Caldas
Francisco José de Caldas
Francisco José de Caldas was a Colombian lawyer, military engineer, self-taught naturalist, mathematician, geographer and inventor, who was executed by orders of Pablo Morillo during the Spanish American Reconquista for being a forerunner of the fight for the independence of New Granada. Arguably the first Colombian scientist, he is often nicknamed "El Sabio".
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Male
Date of Birth
October 4th, 1768
Age
257
Birth Place
Colombia, Cauca Department
Date of Death
October 30th, 1816
Died Aged
48
Star Sign
Libra
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