Carlos Fitzcarrald
Peruvian rubber baron (1862–1897) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald López (6 July 1862 – 9 July 1897)[lower-alpha 1][2] was a Peruvian rubber baron. He was born in San Luis, Ancash, in a province that was later named after him. In the early 1890s, Fitzcarrald discovered the Isthmus of Fitzcarrald, which was a portage route from the Ucayali River into the Madre de Dios River basin. Fitzcarrald became known as the "King of Caucho" (natural rubber) due to his success during the rubber boom.[lower-alpha 2] His enterprise exploited and enslaved Asháninka, Mashco-Piro, Harákmbut, Shipibo-Conibo and other native groups, who were then dedicated to the extraction of rubber. In 1897, Fitzcarrald, along with his Bolivian business partner Antonio Vaca Díez, drowned in an accident on the Urubamba River.
Carlos Fitzcarrald | |
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Born | Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald López 6 July 1862 |
Died | 9 July 1897(1897-07-09) (aged 35) |
Nationality | Peruvian |
Occupation | Rubber baron |
Spouse |
Aurora Velazco (m. 1888) |