Daniel Florence O'Leary

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Daniel Florence O'Leary

Daniel Florence O'Leary (* 1801 in Cork ; † February 24, 1854 in Santa Fé de Bogotá ) was an Irish general and British diplomat in Colombia .

Life

Daniel Florence O'Leary was an Irish general who took part in the South American Wars of Independence . He was the orderly officer of Simón Bolívar . He won the esteem of Bolivar and played a key role in its military and political strategy. In September 1829, José María Córdova defected. Bolivar sent O'Leary with a force to Antioquia. Cordova was fatally wounded in the battle of El Santurario on October 17, 1829.

O'Leary's autobiography sheds light on the War of Independence in South America. He died in Colombia and was transferred by the Venezuelan government to Caracas , where he was buried in a pantheon.

publication

  • Memorias del General Daniel Florencio O'Leary: publicadas por su hijo Simón Bolivar O'Leary, por orden del gobierno de Venezuela; Caracas; Imprenta de la "Gaceta Oficial"; 1879-1888.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ed. And annotated by Anthony Kerrigan and other Selected Works of Miguel de Unamuno; Our lord Don Quixote Princeton University Press, 1984.
  2. ^ Gabriel B. Paquette, Enlightened reform in Southern Europe and its Atlantic colonies, c. 1750-1830
  3. ↑ James Patrick Byrne, Philip Coleman, Jason King, Ireland and the Americas: culture, politics, and history, Volume 2

References

  1. ^ Es : José María Córdova
predecessor Office successor
Robert Steuart British Chargé d' affaires in Colombia
1843 to 1854 		Robert Bunch
personal data
SURNAME O'Leary, Daniel Florence
ALTERNATIVE NAMES O'Leary, Daniel Florencio; Ó Laoghaire, Dónall Fínín
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish general and British diplomat in Colombia
DATE OF BIRTH 1801
PLACE OF BIRTH Cork
DATE OF DEATH February 24, 1854
Place of death Santa Fe de Bogotá