José Antonio Galán Explained

José Antonio Galán
Birth Date:	1749
Birth Place:	Charalá, Santander (New Kingdom of Granada
Death Place:	Santafé de Bogotá (Id.)
Nationality:	Colombian
Occupation:	Leader of the Comuneros insurrection
Known For:	Historical figure of the 18th century

José Antonio Galán (c. 1749 in Charalá, Santander (New Kingdom of Granada) – February 2, 1782 in Santafé de Bogotá (Id.)) was a Neogranadine historical figure of the 18th century. He was the leader of the Comuneros insurrection in 1781, who was then sentenced and executed by the Spanish.

See also

• Insurrection of the Comuneros (Spanish Wiki)
• José Antonio Galán (Spanish Wiki)
• Manuela Beltrán (Spanish Wiki)

Bibliography

• AGUILERA Peña, Mario. "Los comuneros: guerra social y lucha anticolonial". Bogotá, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 1985.
• ARCINIEGAS, Germán. "20.000 Comuneros hacia Santa Fe". Bogotá, Pluma, 1981.
• CASTELLANOS TAPIAS, Luis. "El Alzamiento". Bogotá, Ediciones Edicrón-Editorial Guadalupe, 1962. A novel set around the Comunero movement (1781) of the Virreinato de Nueva Granada.
• FRIEDE, Juan. "Rebelión comunera de 1781. Documentos". Bogotá, Colcultura, 1981.
• GUTIERREZ, José Fulgencio. "Galán y los Comuneros". Bucaramanga, Imprenta Departamental, 1939.
• PHELAN, John Leddy. "El pueblo y el rey. La revolución comunera en Colombia, 1781". Bogotá, Carlos Valencia, 1980