Pantaleon Gutierrez y Diaz de Quijano Letter

Collection

Identifier: MSS.0954

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains a letter from Pantaleon Gutierrez y Diaz de Quijano, the Mayor of Bogota from 1796-1797, to the Mayor of the town of Choconta regarding judicial action in a criminal case against Manuel Mariño. The letter is dated 1796 May 12.

Dates

1796 May 12

Conditions Governing Access

This collection may be viewed only in the reading room of Special Collections in the Jean and Alexander Heard Library. Collections should be requested 2-3 days prior to visiting in order to facilitate easier access. For questions or to request a collection, contact specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.

Biographical / Historical

Pantaleon Gutierrez y Diaz de Quijano was born in Bogota on February 19, 1756 and died December 8, 1827. He studied law at the Colegial de San Bartolomé beginning in 1770. He was a soldier of the compañia de caballeros corazas de Santa Fé in 1781. He owned the haciendas "La Herrera" and "Aranda y la Serrezuela", both of which were taken in the Reconquista. He married María Francisca Moreno e Isabella on December 23, 1780. He served as Mayor of Bogota from 1797-1798. He served as a Colonel of militas in 1811 and was later named Senator of the Representación National de la Provincia. His son José Gregorio Gutierrez was shot in 1816.