Joaquín Acosta
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Date of birth | December 29,1800 |
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Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Born | Guaduas |
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Date of died | February 21,1852 |
Died | Republic Of New Granada |
Field | Geologist |
Children | Soledad Acosta |
Grandchildren | Bertilda Samper Acosta |
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ID | 694690 |
About Joaquín Acosta
Tomás Joaquín de Acosta y Pérez de Guzmán was a Colombian explorer, historian, chorographer, and geologist. A native of Colombia in South America, he served in the Colombian army and in 1834 attempted a scientific survey of the territory between Socorro and the Magdalena River.