Manuel de Bernardo %C3%81lvarez del Casal

Manuel de Bernardo lvarez del Casal was an influential Criollo figure in New Granada at the time of the independence movement. He occupied several important positions in the rebel government. He was also the uncle of Antonio Nario, forerunner of independence. He served as president of the rebel State of Cundinamarca in 1814.

lvarez father, Bernardo lvarez, was a lawyer of the Royal Council of Castile before he was named prosecutor of the Royal Audiencia of Bogot. He arrived in Bogot with his family in 1736. Manuel was born there a few years later.

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