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Mera, Juan León, 1832-1894

LC control no.n 81053759
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LC classificationPQ8219.M4
Personal name headingMera, Juan León, 1832-1894
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Variant(s)Mera Martínez, Juan León, 1832-1894
Martínez, Juan León Mera, 1832-1894
Birth date18320628
Death date18941213
Place of birthAmbato, Ecuador
Place of deathAmbato, Ecuador
Profession or occupationWriter Politician Painter, Poet
Found inOjeada histórico-crítica sobre la poesia ecuatoriana, 1868: t.p. (Juan León Mera)
Wikipedia, June 25, 2013 (Juan León Mera; Juan León Mera Martínez; born June 28, 1832 in Ambato; died December 13, 1894 in Ambato; Ecuadorian essayist, novelist, politician and painter. His most emphasized works are the Ecuadorian National Hymn and the novel Cumandá (1879). He is considered one of the precursors of literatura de Ecuador for the Cumandá which shows the complicated racial and social intricacies of Ecuador following Independence. In addition to being a writer and painter he was a political conservative and follower of Gabriel García Moreno. He was the governor of Cotopaxi, Secretary of the Council of State, Senator, President of the Cámara del senado and National Congress)
Associated languagespa