Luis Antonio Robles Suárez

Luis Antonio Robles Suárez

Daguerreotype of Luis Antonio Robles.

Oil painting by Epifanio Julián Garay y Caicedo.
Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia
In office
1 April 1892 – 1 April 1896
Constituency Antioquia State
In office
1 March 1876 – 1 April 1876
Constituency Magdalena State
16th President of the Sovereign State of Magdalena
In office
1 April 1878 – 25 June 1879
Preceded by Manuel Davila García
Succeeded by José María Campo Serrano
Colombian Secretary of the Treasury and Public Credit
In office
1 April 1876 – 1 April 1877
President Aquileo Parra Gómez
Preceded by José María Villamizar Gallardo
Succeeded by José María Quijano Wallis
Personal details
Born (1849-10-24)24 October 1849
Riohacha, Riohacha, Magdalena, New Granada
Died 22 September 1899(1899-09-22) (aged 49)
Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Nationality Colombian
Political party Liberal
Alma mater Our Lady of the Rosary University (JD)
Profession Lawyer
Religion Roman Catholic
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Robles and the second or maternal family name is Suárez.

Luis Antonio Robles Suárez (24 October 1849 – 22 September 1899)[1][2] also known as "El Negro Robles", was a Colombian lawyer and politician. He was the first Afro-Colombian to hold a cabinet-level ministry in Colombia serving as Secretary of the Treasury and Public Credit during the administration of President Aquileo Parra Gómez, as well as being the first Afro-Colombian Congressperson as Member of the Chamber of Representatives for Magdalena, and the first Afro-Colombian Governor of a Department, as the 16th President of the Sovereign State of Magdalena.[3] He graduated a lawyer from Our Lady of the Rosary University in 1872, thus also becoming the first Afro-Colombian to ever serve as a lawyer in Colombia.[4][5]

Career

Oil on canvas painting of Luis Antonio Robles by Epifanio Julián Garay y Caicedo.
“ It is not my fault that I am Black: Night has imprinted her mantle over my epidermis. But the bones of my ancestors in the vaults of Cartagena still whiten, for giving freedom to many Whites of black consciences such as yours. ”
— Luis Antonio Robles, [4]
“ I won't be silenced! I have the right to speak as a representative of the people. Yes, I belong the Black race, redeemed by the Republic, and my duty is to serve those who shattered its yoke. ”
— Luis Antonio Robles, [3]

Personal life

Born on 24 October 1849 in the hamlet of Camarones in the Municipality of Riohacha, then part of the Riohacha Province, in the Department of Magdalena, New Granada; his parents were Luis Antonio Robles and Manuela Súarez, both black freedpersons of moderate means.[1]

He succumbed to his death on 22 September 1899 of cystitis infection in his longtime residence le Maison Doré in Bogotá at the age of 49,[2][6] not having married and with no descendants still recovering from the death of his mother earlier that year.[3] His childhood home in Camarones was designated a national monument, and his remains, which had been interred at the Central Cemetery of Bogotá,[2] were transported to be interred at his childhood home which operates as a Cultural House, Library and Training Center.[5][7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Arriaga Copete, Libardo (2002). Cátedra de estudios afrocolombianos: nociones elementales y hechos históricos que se deben conocer para el desarrollo de la Cátedra de Estudios Afrocolombianos, o lo que todos debemos saber sobre los negros [Afro-Colombian Studies: basic concepts and historical facts to be known for the development of the Afro-Colombian Studies, or what we should all know about blacks] (in Spanish). Igasa- Ingenieros Graficos Andinos. p. 176. ISBN 978-958-33-3817-5.
  2. 1 2 3 "Acuerdo 47 de 1916" [Accord 47 of 1916] (in Spanish). Bogotá: City Council. 1916-10-10. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  3. 1 2 3 Romero Jaramillo, Dolcey (August 1994). "Presidentes de los 9 Estados Soberanos" [Presidents of the 9 Sovereign States]. Revista Credencial Historia (in Spanish) (Bogotá: Luis Ángel Arango Library) (56). OCLC 71823382. Archived from the original on 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
  4. 1 2 Carrascal, María Fernanda (2010). "Luis Antonio Robles: El primer colegial negro" [Luis Antonio Robles: The First Black Alumnus] (PDF). Nova et Vetera (in Spanish) (Bogotá: Our Lady of the Rosary University) (4): 8. ISSN 1542-7315. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
  5. 1 2 "Declaratoria de un nuevo Bien de Interés Cultural e inclusión de otro en la Lista Indicativa de Candidatos a Bienes de Interés Cultural en el Ámbito Nacional" [Declaration of a new Cultural Property and inclusion of another in the tentative List of Candidates for Cultural Interest at the National level] (in Spanish). Ministry of Culture. 2010-05-18. Archived from the original on 2011-04-14. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
  6. ↑ Gómez Naranjo, Pedro Alejandro (1963). La sal de la historia [The Salt of History] (in Spanish). Bucaramanga: Departamental Press. OCLC 4934098.
  7. ↑ Carrillo Pérez, Idayris Yolima; Cotes Mejía, Micael Segundo (2000-02-07). Ley 570 de 2000 [Law 570 of 2000] (in Spanish). Bogotá: Diario Oficial, Congress of Colombia. ISSN 1657-6241. Retrieved 2014-12-15. Lay summary (1999-08-10).

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