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Alfredo Vázquez Cobo

Cali, 9 Feb 1869 – Cali, 1 Feb 1941

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Facts and their sources

  • Born9 Feb 1869, Calinot verified1 source
  • Died1 Feb 1941, Calinot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 9 Feb 1869

    Born in Cali

  2. 1906

    A daughter is born

  3. 1 Feb 1941

    Dies in Cali, aged 71

Family

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Children · 1

During his lifetime

He lived through 9 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Cali.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1860s · Alfredo is born in Cali

In the news1865

1865: Arrival of the electric telegraph

The first electric telegraph message in the country was received in Bogotá, sent from the town of Facatativá.

Daily life

Water scarcity and lack of bathrooms

Most homes lacked internal water networks; residents relied on water bought from carriers or collected from public fountains and kept in clay jars. Cleaning was done using basins or by washing in rivers, as dedicated bathrooms were nonexistent.

News and letters

Slow mail delivery times

Due to limited mail facilities, it took sixty days to send a letter and receive an answer.

The Paraguayan War. Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay fought Paraguay in South America’s bloodiest war; Paraguay lost most of its men.In South America · 1864–1870

The Paraguayan War. Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay fought Paraguay in South America’s bloodiest war; Paraguay lost most of its men.

Inkratt · CC BY-SA 3.0

Music

The portable tiple for rural life

For solitary travelers and rural workers, the tiple was a favored, portable instrument used to play melodies during rests or while herding cattle.

Getting around

Long and Arduous Journeys

A journey of less than 70 miles between Honda and Bogotá typically required three to four days on mule-back, though traveling with heavy equipment could take a person an entire month to carry just one wagon wheel across the terrain. While some routes were improved for coaches by the 1870s, many travelers still faced perilous paths where crossing a river on an insecure rope bridge could consume an entire day.

At the table

Roadside refreshments for travelers

Travelers and laborers often purchased a cup of chicha and a bowl of mazamorra at roadside shops for a small fraction of a real.