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| Born | Mariano Santiago de Jesús de la Bárcena y Ramos July 22, 1842 Ameca, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Died | April 10, 1899 (aged 56) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Spouse | Soledad de los Ríos y Arias |
| Children | Ana María de la Bárcena Rosa de la Bárcena Cristina de la Bárcena |
Mariano de la Bárcena (July 22, 1842[1] – April 10, 1899) was a Mexican engineer, botanist, politician, and interim Governor of Jalisco. He was from Ameca, Jalisco.[2]
Biography[edit]
Mariano Santiago de Jesús de la Bárcena y Ramos was born to Don José María de la Bárcena y Villaseñor of Ameca and his third wife Doña María Candelaria Ramos y Célis of Zacoalco. From early youth he devoted himself to study and research in natural sciences. Many of his works were translated into German and French. Bárcena is a member of several European and American scientific associations, and was director of the meteorological observatory of Mexico. He discovered and classified many Mexican plants, and published a book on the natural products of the state of Jalisco, and a treatise on geology. Bárcena represented his nation at the New Orleans exhibition in 1885.[3]
He was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society in 1877.[4]
Notes[edit]
- ^ FamilySearch, Mexico, Jalisco, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1995, Ameca Bautismos 1836-1842, image 615.
- ^ "Biografía Mariano Bárcena (1842 - 1899)". Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ Wilson & Fiske 1900.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Bárcena.
References[edit]
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1900). . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.
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