Lerena y Barry, Juan Jose (1796 - 1866)

Juan Jose Lerena y Barry was a Spanish sailor born in Cádiz, Spain in 1796. He made several journeys between Spain and America and he patented

Juan Jose Lerena y Barry was a Spanish sailor born in Cádiz, Spain in 1796. He made several naval expeditions to America visiting countries such as Venezuela (1817) and Peru. He returned to Spain in 1821 but in 1823 he is forced to exile in Nueva York, Spain after the Cádiz defense. In 1825 he published in USA a Spanish teaching manual. He founded El Redactor , a Spanish newspaper in New York in 1826. He also patented an optical telegraph and it was used by the year 1829 by the Spanish navy. He died in Madrid in 1866.

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Lerena y Barry, Juan Jose

Curriculum vitae

* 1796	Cádiz, Spain	Juan Jose Lerena y Barry was a Spanish sailor born in Cádiz, Spain in 1796.
1817 - 1821	America	He made several naval expeditions to America
1820 - 1830		He also patented an optical telegraph
1821	Spain	He returned to Spain
1823	New York, USA	In 1823 he is forced to exile in Nueva York, Spain after the Cádiz defense
1825	New York, USA	In 1825 he published in USA a Spanish teaching manual
1826	New York, USA	He founded El Redactor , a Spanish newspaper in New York
† 1866	Madrid, Spain	He died in Madrid in 1866.

Collections

		Industrial Revolution, ca. 1780-1850
		Industrialisation, ca. 1850-1920

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Lerena y Barry, Juan Jose (1796 - 1866)