Andrés Quintana Roo
Andrés Quintana Roo (* the thirtieth November 1787 in Mérida , Yucatán ; † 15. April 1851 in Mexico City ) was a Mexican politician, author and a prominent person in the Mexican War of Independence , in which he on the part of the independence movement against the colonial power Spain was .
Life
Quintana Roo was born to José Matías Quintana and María Ana Roo de Quintana. His father was the first to introduce a printing press to Yucatán, which was used to produce a local magazine. In connection with this magazine, the father was imprisoned by the Spanish colonial administration. Quintana Roo was first trained at the Seminario de San Ildefonso de Mérida , where he discovered his penchant for writing. From 1808 he studied law at the Real y Pontificia Universidad de Nueva España (today Real y Pontificia Universidad de México ) in Mexico City.
After graduating, Quintana Roo worked in a law firm. There he met Leona Vicario , the niece of a royalist partisan, for whose hand he asked. Since Quintana Roo was in favor of Mexico's independence from Spain, the uncle refused to approve. Nevertheless, the two stayed in contact and Leona Vicario supported the independence movement with secret financial donations. In 1813 she was discovered and imprisoned; however, she managed to escape and the couple married in Tlalpujahua .
From September to November 1813, Quintana Roo attended the Chilpancingo Congress. He was instrumental in drafting the Mexican Declaration of Independence of 1813 and is one of its signatories. He was also president of the constituent assembly that developed the failed Apatzingán constitution in 1813/14 .
After the separatists' final victory over Spain in 1821, Quintana Roo was appointed to various offices by the Mexican Emperor Agustín de Iturbide . From 1822 to 1823 he was State Secretary in the Foreign Ministry and from 1824 to 1827 a judge at the Mexican Supreme Court. He was also a member of the Constituent Assembly that drafted the Mexican Constitution of 1824 . Quintana Roo was also a member of the Mexican parliament for the state of México .
Quintana Roo died in Mexico City on April 15, 1851. Together with those of his wife, his bones rest in the mausoleum under El Ángel de la Independencia in Mexico City.
Others
The Mexican state of Quintana Roo on the Yucátan peninsula is named after Quintana Roo .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Quintana Roo, Andrés |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican politician, author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1787 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mérida , Yucatan |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 15, 1851 |
| Place of death | Mexico city |