Manuel Antonio Carreño

Manuel Antonio Carreño
Born	1812
Died	September 4, 1874  France, París
Occupation	Músico, Pedagogo y diplomático
Nationality	Venezolano
Children	Teresa Carreño

Manuel Antonio Carreño Muñoz (Caracas, 1812 - París, September 4, 1874) was a music, teacher and diplomatic Venezuelan.^[1]

He reached in his lifetime very important in the field of Diplomacy and pedagogy. He founded the prestigious Colegio Roscio and translated into Castilian works like reasoned, historical and dogmatic Catechism of Abbe Thériou' 'and Introduction to the method to study the Latin language of Jean-Louis Burnouf. However, was in 1853, with the publication of his Manual of Urbanity and Good Customs, that would enter history with the nickname of "Manual of Carreño", written centennial, who teaches and trains the individual in the management of decency, essential to the education of tens of generations and reissued numerous times .

He served as Foreign Minister and Minister of Finance of Venezuela. After his resignation to the latter, because of the Federal War, leaves the country, living in New York and then in Paris, where he died.

He was the father of Teresa Carreño, acclaimed pianist and composer, who himself trained in musical arts in addition to propel your career abroad. He was married to Clorinda García de Sena y Rodríguez del Toro, first cousin of María Teresa Rodríguez del Toro and Alaiza and Francisco Rodríguez del Toro.^[1]

Biografy

First Years

Was son of musician Cayetano Carreño Rodríguez (choirmaster of the Cathedral of Caracas) and María de Jesús Muñoz.

At home he and his brothers got a solid cultural and musical training, which would allow them to stand out as excellent performers and composers. From young Manuel Antonio showed great talent for pedagogy, leading him to found the September 1, 1841, the Roscio College, which eventually came to enjoy great popularity in Caracas. He was nephew of Simon Narciso Rodriguez Carreño, better known as Simón Rodríguez, the famous master of Simón Bolívar.^[1]

Maturity

In 1853 serialized the Manual of Urbanity and Good Customs, for which he received great recognition and fame. However, this manual has been heavily criticized, mainly because of its excessive formalism, almost ritual character of many of the recommendations biased in religious matters, classicism and maleness.

In late 1853, his daughter Maria Teresa was born and since then, Manuel Antonio Carreño pursued his musical education. For this he wrote 500 exercises for piano, which covered all teaching and learning technical aspects of the instrument.

On March 14, 1855, Congress agreed to special recommendation for the use of the Manual of Urbanity and Good Customs. As part of his work as an educator, translated with the collaboration of Dr. Manuel Maria Urbanski, reasoned, historical and dogmatic Catechism of Abbe Thériou, and Introduction to the method to study the Latin language of Burnouf. He served as Minister of Foreign Relations (May–August 1861) and Minister of Finance (1861-1862).^[1]

Emigration to France

Because of the political instability that existed in Venezuela as a result of the Federal War, decides to leave his post and go abroad in search of better conditions for artistic development of his daughter. In this regard, July 23, 1862 depart together New York, where a few years living until departing for Paris. In Paris Carreño was professor of piano, achieving notoriety.

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