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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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Francisco Aguilar y Leal was born in 1776 in [[Santa Cruz de Tenerife]], [[Canary Islands]], |
Francisco Aguilar y Leal was born in 1776 in [[Santa Cruz de Tenerife]], [[Canary Islands]], |
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[[Spain]]. Later, he moved to [[Arrecife]], in the island of [[Lanzarote]], where, In the early nineteenth century, he chartered an expedition of 200 people from the island bound for [[Montevideo]], [[Uruguay]], starting the Canary emigration from the eastern islands to that place, which basically will not terminate until 1900, emigrating more than 10,000 people in this period. He worked as a Merchant in the Canaries. Later, he moved to [[Maldonado]], Uruguay, arriving with a lot of money from the Canary island. Here, he continued working as a trader and he cemented a fortune with agricultural businesses, commercial and industrial: His ships performed the traffic in goods imports and exports, with trade contacts with [[London]], [[Brazil]] and the |
[[Spain]]. Later, he moved to [[Arrecife]], in the island of [[Lanzarote]], where, In the early nineteenth century, he chartered an expedition of 200 people from the island bound for [[Montevideo]], [[Uruguay]], starting the Canary emigration from the eastern islands to that place, which basically will not terminate until 1900, emigrating more than 10,000 people in this period. <ref>HERNÁNDEZ GONZÁLEZ, Manuel. La emigración canaria a América (emigration of Canarian people to the Americas). First edition: January 2005.</ref> He worked as a Merchant in the Canaries. Later, he moved to [[Maldonado]], Uruguay, arriving with a lot of money from the Canary island. Here, he continued working as a trader and he cemented a fortune with agricultural businesses, commercial and industrial: His ships performed the traffic in goods imports and exports, with trade contacts with [[London]], [[Brazil]] and the |
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[[United States]]. He also won the award of the exploitation of seals and whales, whose leather in the first case, and oils have a strong demand abroad. He served this office for twelve years. |
[[United States]]. He also won the award of the exploitation of seals and whales, whose leather in the first case, and oils have a strong demand abroad. He served this office for twelve years.<ref>http://books.google.es/books?id=3rE9Ik1V6a0C&pg=PA195&lpg=PA195&dq=Francisco+Aguilar+y+Leal&source=bl&ots=zFrFYQdiXi&sig=HFynknZZhR6n3heOT2g1nUIltCs&hl=es&ei=KYukTPqzD4aZ4.Ab7vIDgDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Francisco%20Aguilar%20y%20Leal&f=false. Canarias – Uruguay – Canarias: el papel de los emigrantes canarios en el tejido empresarial de Canarias y Uruguay (Canary Islands - Uruguay - Canary Islands: the role of migrants canaries in the business of the Canary Islands and Uruguay) (In Spanish). Accessed September 39, 2010 at 14:30.</ref> |
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On the other hand, he was one of people those most fought for the freedom of Uruguay, presenting important services to their struggle for independence: He supported the Revolution of 1811 and be revealed in 1812 against the Luso-Brazilian domination. He paid the company of the Treinta y Tres (Thirty-Threean) and he led an army that participated in it. Later, between 1835 and 1840, he was senator and president of the Republic. During these moments he fought in all the progressives works of Maldonado of his time, which promoted their port, agriculture and industry. He died in Montevideo in 1840. |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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In regard to their productive activities for his involvement in Uruguayan territory, as a businessman he excelled in the creation of a factory of tile and ceramics and in the introduction of new crops in Maldonado. He had also salt and brick factories for construction factories. In his vast property he cultivated cereal, vegetables and vines. He had also farms of cows, horses and merino sheep. |
In regard to their productive activities for his involvement in Uruguayan territory, as a businessman he excelled in the creation of a factory of tile and ceramics and in the introduction of new crops in Maldonado. He had also salt and brick factories for construction factories. In his vast property he cultivated cereal, vegetables and vines. He had also farms of cows, horses and merino sheep. |
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* http://books.google.es/books?id=3rE9Ik1V6a0C&pg=PA195&lpg=PA195&dq=Francisco+Aguilar+y+Leal&source=bl&ots=zFrFYQdiXi&sig=HFynknZZhR6n3heOT2g1nUIltCs&hl=es&ei=KYukTPqzD4aZ4.Ab7vIDgDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Francisco%20Aguilar%20y%20Leal&f=false. Canarias – Uruguay – Canarias: el papel de los emigrantes canarios en el tejido empresarial de Canarias y Uruguay (Canary Islands - Uruguay - Canary Islands: the role of migrants canaries in the business of the Canary Islands and Uruguay) (In Spanish). Accessed September 39, 2010 at 14:30. |
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Francisco Aguilar y Leal (1776 - 1840) was a soldier and a Spanish merchant and one of the main leaders of Uruguayan independence.
Biography
Francisco Aguilar y Leal was born in 1776 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. Later, he moved to Arrecife, in the island of Lanzarote, where, In the early nineteenth century, he chartered an expedition of 200 people from the island bound for Montevideo, Uruguay, starting the Canary emigration from the eastern islands to that place, which basically will not terminate until 1900, emigrating more than 10,000 people in this period. [1] He worked as a Merchant in the Canaries. Later, he moved to Maldonado, Uruguay, arriving with a lot of money from the Canary island. Here, he continued working as a trader and he cemented a fortune with agricultural businesses, commercial and industrial: His ships performed the traffic in goods imports and exports, with trade contacts with London, Brazil and the United States. He also won the award of the exploitation of seals and whales, whose leather in the first case, and oils have a strong demand abroad. He served this office for twelve years.[2]
On the other hand, he was one of people those most fought for the freedom of Uruguay, presenting important services to their struggle for independence: He supported the Revolution of 1811 and be revealed in 1812 against the Luso-Brazilian domination. He paid the company of the Treinta y Tres (Thirty-Threean) and he led an army that participated in it. Later, between 1835 and 1840, he was senator and president of the Republic. During these moments he fought in all the progressives works of Maldonado of his time, which promoted their port, agriculture and industry. He died in Montevideo in 1840.
Personal life
In regard to their productive activities for his involvement in Uruguayan territory, as a businessman he excelled in the creation of a factory of tile and ceramics and in the introduction of new crops in Maldonado. He had also salt and brick factories for construction factories. In his vast property he cultivated cereal, vegetables and vines. He had also farms of cows, horses and merino sheep.
References
- ^ HERNÁNDEZ GONZÁLEZ, Manuel. La emigración canaria a América (emigration of Canarian people to the Americas). First edition: January 2005.
- ^ http://books.google.es/books?id=3rE9Ik1V6a0C&pg=PA195&lpg=PA195&dq=Francisco+Aguilar+y+Leal&source=bl&ots=zFrFYQdiXi&sig=HFynknZZhR6n3heOT2g1nUIltCs&hl=es&ei=KYukTPqzD4aZ4.Ab7vIDgDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Francisco%20Aguilar%20y%20Leal&f=false. Canarias – Uruguay – Canarias: el papel de los emigrantes canarios en el tejido empresarial de Canarias y Uruguay (Canary Islands - Uruguay - Canary Islands: the role of migrants canaries in the business of the Canary Islands and Uruguay) (In Spanish). Accessed September 39, 2010 at 14:30.
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