Mariano 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]

Mariano de la Bárcena
Born
Mariano Santiago de Jesús
de la Bárcena y Ramos

(1842-07-22)July 22, 1842
Ameca, Jalisco, Mexico
DiedApril 10, 1899(1899-04-10) (aged 56)
Mexico City, Mexico
Spouse(s)Soledad de los Ríos y Arias
ChildrenAna María de la Bárcena
Rosa de la Bárcena
Cristina de la Bárcena

Biography

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]

Notes
  1. FamilySearch, Mexico, Jalisco, Catholic Church Records, 1590-1995, Ameca Bautismos 1836-1842, image 615.
  2. "Biografía Mariano Bárcena (1842 - 1899)". Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  3. Wilson & Fiske 1900.
  4. IPNI.  Bárcena.

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