About Luis Antonio Robles Suárez
Lived 1849 – 1899 (aged 49). Luis Antonio Robles Suárez was a Colombian politician and lawyer.
Luis Antonio Robles Suárez (24 October 1849 – 22 September 1899) 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.
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.
He died on 22 September 1899 of cystitis infection in his longtime residence le Maison Doré in Bogotá at the age of 49, not having married and with no descendants still recovering from the death of his mother earlier that year.
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Who was Luis Antonio Robles Suárez?
Afro-Colombian lawyer and politician
When was Luis Antonio Robles Suárez born?
Luis Antonio Robles Suárez was born on 24 October 1849 in Magdalena Department (Gran Colombia), Republic of New Granada, Riohacha, Riohacha Province.
When did Luis Antonio Robles Suárez die?
Luis Antonio Robles Suárez died on 22 September 1899 in Bogotá.
What was Luis Antonio Robles Suárez's occupation?
Luis Antonio Robles Suárez was a politician and lawyer.
What nationality was Luis Antonio Robles Suárez?
Luis Antonio Robles Suárez was Colombian.
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