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Antonio Baraya Ricaurte | |
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| Born | January 31, 1776 San Juan de Girón, Viceroyalty of New Granada |
| Died | July 20, 1816 Bogotá, Viceroyalty of New Granada |
| Cause of death | Execution |
| Allegiance | Spain until 1810 United Provinces of New Granada |
| Service/ | Spanish Army Patriot Army |
| Years of service | 1800-1816 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
Antonio Baraya Ricaurte was a Neogranadine soldier, politician and martyr who participated in the Colombian War of Independence as well as in the struggle between the federalists and centralists.
Born to a military officer, Baraya joined the Spanish army in 1800. By 1810 he reached the rank of captain in the Auxiliary infantry battalion of Santa Fe where he participated in the Revolt of July 20, 1810 which would lead to the start of the Colombian War of Independence . Baraya together with Jose Maria Moledo arrested their commanding officer Colonel Juan de Sámano and prevented him from putting down the revolt as a result the two were promoted by the newly formed junta. In 1811 he was given the command of 150 troops and marched to Popayán to assist the Patriots there that were under attack by the Spanish forces of Governor Miguel Tacón who had marched to the city to put down the revolt there. Baraya and his troops together with troops from the Confederated Cities of the Cauca Valley defeated the Spanish royalist army on March 28, 1811 at the Battle of Bajo Palacé. As a result he was promoted to the rank Brigadier and given honors by the republican government.
In 1812 during the struggle between federalists and centralists amongst the Neogranadine independence movement, Baraya who originally was part of the centralist faction switched over to federalist faction. He then led the federalist troops in their attack on Santafé, but was defeated. After the two sides signed a truce to fight against the Royalists, Baraya became Secretary of war of New Granada. During the Reconquest of New Granada by the Spanish army under General Pablo Morillo, Baraya was captured and tried for treason and executed by Spanish forces on July 20, 1816.[1]
Early Life
[edit]Antonio Baraya Ricaurte was born on January 31, 1776 in the town of San Juan de Girón in the Viceroyalty of New Granada a territorial entity of the Spanish Empire. His father was Francisco de Baraya y la Campa, governor and Major Justice of Girón and Antioquia and a Colonel in the Spanish army, who immigrated to New Granada while accompanying then Viceroy Solís, his mother was María Rosalía de Ricaurte. Baraya’s birth occurred wa at one and fifteen in the morning of January 31, 1776, as recorded in his Baptism Act of the Church of San Juan Bautista of that city, book 7 of baptisms 1773-1784, folio 44v.
Military Career
[edit]Military life attracted him very early on. After enrolling in the Spanish army he reached the rank of lieutenant in 1802. By July 20, 1810 he was already a captain of in the Auxiliary infantry battalion of Santafé, his commanding officer was Colonel Juan Samano, with whom he did not have good relations.
Revolt of July 20, 1810
[edit]Baraya’s participation in the Revolt of July 20, 1810 would catapult his military career. On that date the creoles of Santa Fe de Bogota following the lead that other cities within the viceroyalty had taken revolted against the viceroy and demanded the formation of a governing junta. Baraya alongside another officer from his battalion Sergeant Major Jose Maria Moledo fraternized with the crowd and refused to put down the revolt and arrested their Spanish commander Colonel Sámano. As a result Baraya was made a member of the Supreme Junta of Santafé, thus junta wanting to defend themselves from a possible Spanish royalist attack proclaimed the creation of a battalion of volunteers to protect the revolution that being the National Guards infantry battalion, Baraya was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and made commander of the newly created battalion.
He achieved the first victory of the independence fighters against the royalists of Miguel Tacón on March 28, 1811, in the so-called battle of Bajo Palacé. After his triumphant entry into Santafé, he was promoted to the rank of Army Brigadier.
References
[edit]- ^ Díaz Díaz, Oswaldo (1963). Copiador de Órdenes del Regimiento de Milicias de Infantería de Santafé. Bogotá: Revistas de las Fuerzas Armadas. p. 269.