sentences:  Also in 1768 he married Josefa Lozano de Peralta, fourth daughter of the first Marqués de San Jorge.This marriage allied him not only with the Marqués's family, one of the richest in the capital, but also with many other rich and influential families of the colony.From 1768 until the Cry of Independence on July 20, 1810, Álvarez worked for the Spanish administration in Bogotá as an accountant in various departments.