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Antonio Caballero y Góngora

Colombian archbishop
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Antonio Caballero y Góngora was a Colombian archbishop who served as the viceroy of New Granada from 1782 to 1788. During his tenure, he prioritized education, modernizing school curricula and establishing a school of mines. He also initiated a botanical expedition led by naturalist José Celestino Mutis, which trained many future leaders of the independence movement. The period also saw the introduction of the first newspaper and theater in the 1790s, fostering intellectual gatherings and a growing interest in writing among the Creole population.1

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  1. Colombia - Conservative-Liberal struggle, 1840–80
  2. history of Colombia - Conservative-Liberal struggle, 1840–80
  3. Luis de Góngora
  4. Luis Carrillo y Sotomayor
  5. Laureano Eleuterio Gómez
  6. history of Colombia - Viceroyalty of New Granada

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