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| Born | Manuel Esteban Ancízar Basterra December 25, 1812 Fontibon, Cundinamarca, United Provinces of New Granada |
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| Died | March 21, 1882 (aged 69) Bogotá, Cundinamarca, United States of Colombia |
| Nationality | Neogranadine |
| Alma mater | University of Havana |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Known for | Diplomat, journalist |
| Religious beliefs | Roman Catholic |
| Spouse(s) | Agripina Samper Agudelo |
| Children | Inés Ancizar Samper Manuel Ancizar Samper Pablo Ancizar Samper Roberto Ancizar Samper Jorge Ancizar Samper |
| Parents | José Francisco Ancízar y Zabaleta Juana Bernarda Basterra y Abaurrea |
Manuel Ancizar (December 25, 1812 - May 21, 1882) was a writer, politician, professor, and journalist of Colombia.
He was born in the state of Cundinamarca and educated in Bogotá. He then spent time in Cuba and Caracas, Venezuela, returning in 1847. He founded a publishing house and a newspaper before joining the Chorographic Commission in 1850. The Commission's goal was to produce a complete record of the geography, natural history, culture, and economy of the country. He wrote a book Peregrinación de Alpha por las provincias del norte de La Nueva Granada en 1850-1851 (Alpha's Pilgrimage) describing what he found, and promoting the idea of developing a new Colombian culture based on both Indian and Spanish roots. Manuel wrote several other books including "Las pollos sucios"
In the 1850s he worked on diplomatic missions to resolve border and other disputes.
He was honored on a postage stamp of Colombia issued in 1953.
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