Camilo Henríquez, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Chilean priest and politician
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Place of Birth: Valdivia, Los Ríos Region, Chile
About Camilo Henríquez
- Friar José Camilo Henríquez González (Spanish pronunciation: [ka'milo en'rike?]; July 29, 1769 in Valdivia, Chile – March 16, 1825 in Santiago de Chile) was a priest, author, politician, and is considered an intellectual antecedent to and founding father of the Republic of Chile for his passionate leadership and influential writings.
- He was also one of the most important early South American newspaper writers and wrote several essays, most notably the Proclama de Quirino Lemachez, which promoted Chilean independence and liberty.
- He also wrote under the pseudonym Quirino Lemachez.
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