Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza

Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza ( * 1750 in Chachapoyas, Peru, † 1825 in Lima, Peru ) was a pioneer of Peruvian independence. He was an ordained priest and lawyer.

Career

He studied at the seminary of San Carlos and San Marcelo Trujillo and then in Santo Toribio seminar in Lima. At the University of San Marcos in Lima, he earned his doctorate in theology in 1770. 1771 as the "Real Convictorio de San Carlos " was founded, he was appointed professor of philosophy and theology. He was ordained a priest and appointed attorney.

Research objects

During his time in Convictorio he reinforced. Studying the natural sciences and mathematics and campaigned for an extension of the subjects

In addition, Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza was a member of the " Sociedad Academica Amantes del País " ( Academic Community of the land lovers ), the weekly published 1790-1795 El Mercurio Peruano twice the magazine. This magazine employed in addition to the philosophy with topics such as geography, history, economy and the natural sciences, in which case a special attention was given to the medicine. The desired effect was to impart education, but not only through a wide variety of knowledge about Peru itself, but by the general enthusiasm of the Peruvians for the natural sciences and the modern scientific work.

Peru gained its independence in 1821 and it was José de San Martín of the left select a Constituent Congress. This Congress, under President Francisco Xavier de Luna Pizarro (1780-1855) initially consisted of two chambers. As MP for Trujillo he was the first Peruvian Constituent Congress before (Congress of the Republic of Peru) in 1822. Finally, he was still chairman of the Bar Council and Rector of the Universidad Mayor de San Marcos.

On June 10, 1825 Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza died at the age of 75 years in Lima.