

He looked at the history, politics, geography, agriculture and commerce of Peru.Īs American minister to Mexico he was authorised to buy land to extend the US border to the Rio Grande. He looked at the history, politics, geography, agriculture and commerce of Colombia. He looked at the history, politics, geography, agriculture and commerce of Guatemala.

His book, Notes on Mexico, was probably published in 1826. He was invited to visit Buenos Aires by President Monroe.Īn Anglo-American, he was one of the first US diplomats to independent Spanish America. He was a medical student here from 1797-1798.

He was born on 2 March 1779 in Charleston, South Carolina.
