Ramón de la Sagra
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Ramón Dionisio José de la Sagra y Peris (1798–1871) was a Spanish
anarchist, politician, writer and botanist, who founded the world's first anarchist journal, El Porvenir (Spanish for "The Future").
, a province of Spain. His father Lorenzo Martínez de la Sagra came from a noble merchant family, which became wealthy through trade with the Spanish colonies in America. His mother was Antonia Rodríguez Perís, who met his father in Saint Augustine. His brother migrated to Uruguay
to start a business there, when Sagra was three years old.
Ramón de la Sagra studied physics for one year in Nautical School of A Coruña. Afterwards he attended the military college of Santiago de Compostela until reaching adulthood. Afterwards he joined the local university, where he studied anatomy, medicine, mathematics and pharmaceuticals. There he started spreading liberal ideas. For these actions the Inquisition
started threatening him, until he was transferred at the University of Madrid. In 1821 he migrated to Cuba
as an assistant of Agustìn Rodriguez. One year later he was appointed to the position of Professor of Natural History of Cuba.
In 1822 he married Manuela Turnes del Rìo. For the next ten years he would travel in the Americas
, until settling in Paris in 1835.
There he became a disciple of Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
and founded the world's first anarchist journal El Porvenir, which was closed by Ramón María Narváez, Duke of Galicia. In Spain he was elected member of the parliament four times (1838, 1840, 1845, 1854) as a representative of the Liberal Party. After the French Revolution of 1848
, he created with Proudhon the Peoples' Bank of France. In 1849 he was expelled from France, because he was spreading Socialist ideas. In 1856 he was expelled from Spain to France by Ramón María Narváez, because he was spreading radical ideas. In Paris he met Karl Marx
and Friedrich Engels
. There he worked as the consul of Uruguay. At the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War
in 1870 he went to Switzerland, where he died on May 23, 1871 at the age of seventy-three.
Spanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
anarchist, politician, writer and botanist, who founded the world's first anarchist journal, El Porvenir (Spanish for "The Future").
Biography
Ramón de la Sagra was born on April 8, 1798 in A CoruñaA Coruña
A Coruña or La Coruña is a city and municipality of Galicia, Spain. It is the second-largest city in the autonomous community and seventeenth overall in the country...
, a province of Spain. His father Lorenzo Martínez de la Sagra came from a noble merchant family, which became wealthy through trade with the Spanish colonies in America. His mother was Antonia Rodríguez Perís, who met his father in Saint Augustine. His brother migrated to Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
to start a business there, when Sagra was three years old.
Ramón de la Sagra studied physics for one year in Nautical School of A Coruña. Afterwards he attended the military college of Santiago de Compostela until reaching adulthood. Afterwards he joined the local university, where he studied anatomy, medicine, mathematics and pharmaceuticals. There he started spreading liberal ideas. For these actions the Inquisition
Inquisition
The Inquisition, Inquisitio Haereticae Pravitatis , was the "fight against heretics" by several institutions within the justice-system of the Roman Catholic Church. It started in the 12th century, with the introduction of torture in the persecution of heresy...
started threatening him, until he was transferred at the University of Madrid. In 1821 he migrated to Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
as an assistant of Agustìn Rodriguez. One year later he was appointed to the position of Professor of Natural History of Cuba.
In 1822 he married Manuela Turnes del Rìo. For the next ten years he would travel in the Americas
Americas
The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
, until settling in Paris in 1835.
There he became a disciple of Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon was a French politician, mutualist philosopher and socialist. He was a member of the French Parliament, and he was the first person to call himself an "anarchist". He is considered among the most influential theorists and organisers of anarchism...
and founded the world's first anarchist journal El Porvenir, which was closed by Ramón María Narváez, Duke of Galicia. In Spain he was elected member of the parliament four times (1838, 1840, 1845, 1854) as a representative of the Liberal Party. After the French Revolution of 1848
French Revolution of 1848
The 1848 Revolution in France was one of a wave of revolutions in 1848 in Europe. In France, the February revolution ended the Orleans monarchy and led to the creation of the French Second Republic. The February Revolution was really the belated second phase of the Revolution of 1830...
, he created with Proudhon the Peoples' Bank of France. In 1849 he was expelled from France, because he was spreading Socialist ideas. In 1856 he was expelled from Spain to France by Ramón María Narváez, because he was spreading radical ideas. In Paris he met Karl Marx
Karl Marx
Karl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His ideas played a significant role in the development of social science and the socialist political movement...
and Friedrich Engels
Friedrich Engels
Friedrich Engels was a German industrialist, social scientist, author, political theorist, philosopher, and father of Marxist theory, alongside Karl Marx. In 1845 he published The Condition of the Working Class in England, based on personal observations and research...
. There he worked as the consul of Uruguay. At the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War
Franco-Prussian War
The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the 1870 War was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia. Prussia was aided by the North German Confederation, of which it was a member, and the South German states of Baden, Württemberg and...
in 1870 he went to Switzerland, where he died on May 23, 1871 at the age of seventy-three.