Carlos de Montúfar y Larrea-Zurbano

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Carlos de Montúfar y Larrea-Zurbano (born November 2,  1780  in  Quito ,  Ecuador , † July 31,  1816  in  Buga , Colombia ) was a Creole nobleman and soldier who is considered one of the liberators of today's Ecuador. He fought alongside Simón Bolívar and was nicknamed El Caudillo.

Carlos de Montúfar y Larrea-Zurbano

Life

Carlos was the third son of Juan Pío de Montúfar y Larrea , II. Marqués de Selva Alegre and Teresa de Larrea y Villavicencio . His father was a key figure in the independence movement that took place in Quito between 1809 and 1812 and was the forerunner of Ecuador's independence.

He studied philosophy and humanities at the University of Santo Tomás de Aquino, where he graduated in 1800. In 1802 he met the naturalists Alexander von Humboldt and Aimé Bonpland , who arrived in Quito on their scientific expedition. Carlos, twenty-one years old, had a special relationship with Humboldt from the start, with whom he accompanied during the rest of the American expedition in what is now Ecuador, Peru , Mexico , the United States and Cuba until his return to Europe . In Paris, where they took part in the coronation of Napoleon as Emperor of France, they separated: Carlos went to Spain and Humboldt to Berlin .

He impressed Alexander von Humboldt, which was heavily criticized by the naturalist Francisco José de Caldas , as he was also a candidate as a permanent member of the expedition and Carlos was preferred to him. Francisco José de Calda's jealousy can be explained by the admiration for Humboldt; in a letter he even describes him as "Adonis".

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  1. ↑ a b c Reinhard Andress: Alexander von Humboldt and Carlos Montúfar as travel companions: a comparison of their diaries on the Chimborazo ascent. In: HiN - Alexander von Humboldt in Netz XII, 22nd 2011, accessed on 14th August 2019 .
  2. ↑ Reinhard Andress, Silvia Navia: The diary of Carlos Montúfar: facsimile and new transcription. In: HiN - Alexander von Humboldt in Netz XIII, 24th 2012, accessed on 14th August 2019 .
  3. ↑ Ingo Schwarz (Ed.): Alexander von Humboldt Chronology (January 6, 1802). In: edition humboldt digital. September 11, 2019, accessed September 14, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Katharina Einert: The diary of Carlos Montúfar: facsimile and new transcription. June 23, 2012, accessed August 14, 2019 .
  5. ^ Caldas, Francisco José de: Cartas de Caldas ilustradas . Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Bogota 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Montúfar y Larrea-Zurbano, Carlos de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Ecuadorian freedom fighter
DATE OF BIRTH November 2, 1780
PLACE OF BIRTH Quito , Ecuador
DATE OF DEATH July 31, 1816
Place of death Buga , Colombia