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Salvadoran Literature
Salvadoran literature is primary literature written in El Salvador. Salvadoran literature is primary written in Spanish and in other languages like English (mainly written by its diaspora). Origins of Salvadorean literature Colonial literature During the colonial period, literature flourished in the Iberian metropolis; in the colonies of the Americas there was also a remarkable cultivation of the arts, especially architecture, fine arts, and music. There were significant barriers, however, to a comparable emergence in literature. Religious authorities zealously controlled the lives of recent converts to Christianity, insisting that literary expression be in the service of faith and under their careful scrutiny. Despite this, an important secular literary tradition emerged in the viceregal courts of Mexico and Lima. This literature tended to imitate the metropolitan canons, though occasionally nourished an original and memorable voice like that of Mexican poet Juana Inés de la Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salarrué
Luis Salvador Efraín Salazar Arrué (October 22, 1899 – November 27, 1975), known as Salarrué (a derivation of his surnames), was a Salvadorian writer, poet, and painter. Born in Sonsonate to a well-off family, Salarrué trained as a painter at the Corcoran School of Art, in Washington, D.C., from 1916 to 1919. He then returned to El Salvador and, in 1922, married fellow painter Zélie Lardé, with whom he had three daughters. In the late 1920s he worked as editor for the newspaper ''Patria'', owned by Alberto Masferrer, an important Salvadoran intellectual. To fill in blank spaces in the newspaper, Salarrué wrote a series of short stories which were collected thirty years later as ''Cuentos de Cipotes'' ("Children's Stories"). These and the stories in ''Cuentos de Barro'' ("Tales of Clay") became Salarrué's most popular and enduring work, reflecting an idealized version of rural life in El Salvador and making him one of the founders of the new wave of Latin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro De Alvarado
Pedro de Alvarado (; c. 1485 – 4 July 1541) was a Spanish conquistador and governor of Guatemala.Lovell, Lutz and Swezey 1984, p. 461. He participated in the conquest of Cuba, in Juan de Grijalva's exploration of the coasts of the Yucatán Peninsula and the Gulf of Mexico, and in the conquest of the Aztec Empire led by Hernán Cortés. He is considered the conquistador of much of Central America, including Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. Character and appearance Pedro de Alvarado was flamboyant and charismatic, and was both a brilliant military commander and a cruel, hardened man. His hair and beard were red, which reminded the Aztecs of their sun-god (often painted red) Tōnatiuh. He was handsome, and presented an affable appearance, but was volatile and quick to anger.Burland 1973, p. 216. He was ruthless in his dealings with the indigenous peoples he set out to conquer. Historians judge that his greed drove him to excessive cruelty,Recinos 1986, p. 205. and his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rubén Darío
Félix Rubén García Sarmiento (January 18, 1867 – February 6, 1916), known as Rubén Darío ( , ), was a Nicaraguan poet who initiated the Spanish-language literary movement known as ''modernismo'' (modernism) that flourished at the end of the 19th century. Darío had a great and lasting influence on 20th-century Spanish-language literature and journalism. He has been praised as the "Prince of Castilian Letters" and undisputed father of the ''modernismo'' literary movement. Life His parents, Manuel García and Rosa Sarmiento were married on April 26, 1866, in León, Nicaragua, after obtaining the necessary ecclesiastic permissions since they were second degree cousins. However, Manuel's conduct of allegedly engaging in excessive consumption of alcohol prompted Rosa to abandon her conjugal home and flee to the city of Metapa (modern Ciudad Darío) in Matagalpa where she gave birth to Félix Rubén. The couple made up and Rosa even gave birth to a second child, a daughter nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Anthem Of El Salvador
The "" () is the national anthem of El Salvador. The lyrics were written by General Juan José Cañas in 1856, with music composed by the Italian Juan Aberle in 1879. It was adopted on 15 September 1879 and officially approved on 11 December 1953. The composition has been likened to "William Tell Overture" by critics. History 1866 anthem In 1866, at the initiative of doctor Francisco Dueñas, who at the time was President of the Republic, the first national anthem of El Salvador was created by Cuban doctor Tomás M. Muñoz, who wrote the lyrics, and Salvadoran musician Rafael Orozco, who composed the music. This national anthem was legally adopted through Executive Agreement of 8 October 1866, being published in the state newspaper ''El Constitucional'' No. 31, Volume 2, of 11 October 1866, to be officially released on 24 January 1867. This anthem was sung until the overthrow of President Dueñas through a coup d'état in 1871. 1879 anthem Later, in 1879, at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan José Cañas
Juan José Cañas Pérez (9 June 1826 – 19 January 1918) is known for possibly having written the ''Himno Nacional De El Salvador'' (national hymn of El Salvador) along with Italian-born composer Juan Aberle. Cañas studied medicine at universities in Nicaragua and Guatemala before moving to El Salvador briefly. In 1848, he moved to San Francisco to make use of his medical degree. Later in life, Cañas served as El Salvador's diplomatic ambassador to Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a .... His poetry can be found at the Central American Poetic Gallery in the Salvadoran Garland. Bibliography * 1826 births 1918 deaths Salvadoran poets Salvadoran male writers Male poets Salvadoran diplomats National anthem writers University of El Salvador alum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modernismo
''Modernismo'' is a literary movement that took place primarily during the end of the nineteenth and early twentieth-century in the Spanish-speaking world, best exemplified by Rubén Darío who is also known as the father of ''Modernismo''. The term ''Modernismo'' specifically refers to the literary movement that took place primarily in poetry. This literary movement began in 1888 after the publication of Rubén Darío's ''Azul...'' . It gave ''Modernismo'' a new meaning. The movement died around 1920, four years after the death of Rubén Darío. In ''Aspects of Spanish-American Literature'', the author writes (1963), “We must make art the basic element in our culture; the appreciation of beauty is a promise that we will arrive at the understanding of justice...” (pg. 35). ''Modernismo'' influences the meaning behind words and the impact of poetry on culture. ''Modernismo'', in its simplest form, is finding the beauty and advances within the language and rhythm of literary wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Jose Canas
''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, the diminutive form (equivalent to ''Johnny'') is , with feminine form (comparable to ''Jane'', ''Joan'', or ''Joanna'') , and feminine diminutive (equivalent to ''Janet'', ''Janey'', ''Joanie'', etc.). Chinese terms * ( or 娟, 隽) 'beautiful, graceful' is a common given name for Chinese women. * () The Chinese character 卷, which in Mandarin is almost homophonic with the characters for the female name, is a division of a traditional Chinese manuscript or book and can be translated as 'fascicle', 'scroll', 'chapter', or 'volume'. Notable people * Juan (footballer, born 1979), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer, born March 2002), Brazilian footballer * Juan (footballer, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Joaquín Guzmán
David Joaquín Guzmán (1843–1927) was a El Salvador, Salvadoran polymath, making contributions in science, and archeology, and as a museum curator and educator. He essentially founded and was first director of what is now known as the ''Museo Nacional de Antropología David J Guzmán,'' named in his honor. He also founded an anthropology museum in Nicaragua. He served in several positions in the government including being elected as representative to the Assembly. Early life and education Born in San Miguel, El Salvador, David Joaquín Guzmán was the son of Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán, briefly a President of El Salvador and a general, and his wife. retrieved 01/16/16 In 1844 his father, then vice president, deposed Francisco Malespin, who had le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafael Zaldívar
Rafael Zaldívar (1834 – 2 March 1903) was President of El Salvador The president of El Salvador ( es, Presidente de El Salvador), officially known as the President of the Republic of El Salvador ( es, Presidente de la República de El Salvador), is the head of state and head of government of El Salvador. He i ... from 1 May 1876 until 21 June 1885, and later a diplomat. Zaldívar studied medicine in Europe and began his career as a physician. In 1860 he was appointed to the Chair of Philosophy and Hygiene at the University of Guatemala. After leaving this post, Zaldívar entered politics and was elected to the House of Representatives, then to the Senate, and finally elected president in 1876. It was under his administration that liberal reforms abolished the existence of collectively owned ''ejidos'' and ''tierras comunales'' throughout the country. He also remains a key figure in what later became known as the "Coffee Revolution." It was Rafael Zaldívar who introd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel Álvarez Castro
Miguel Álvarez Castro (1795–1856) was a Salvadoran politician and poet. He is considered the first Salvadoran national poet. Álvarez Castro was born on a hacienda near the city of San Miguel, El Salvador. In his youth, he studied in the ''Colegio de Infantes'' in Antigua Guatemala, but he was forced to abandon his studies after the death of his parents. He was a member of the 1822 constituent assembly in the First Mexican Empire. During the era of the Federal Republic of Central America under Francisco Morazán, he became a Minister of Foreign Relations. A loyal follower of Morazán, Álvarez Castro followed Morazán into exile in Costa Rica until Morazán's execution. In El Salvador, Álvarez Castro participated in the attempted overthrow of Francisco Malespín, after which he exiled himself in Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Cecilio Del Valle
José Cecilio Díaz del Valle (November 22, 1780 – March 2, 1834) was a philosopher, politician, lawyer, and journalist and one of the most important figures in Central America during the transition from colonial government to independence, displaying a wide-ranging expertise in public administration management.Reyna, Jose (1978).''Hondurenos en la Independencia de Centroamerica ''. Tegucigalpa: EDISOFF Valle nicknamed 'The Wise' was also, one of Central America's founding fathers. Personal life Early years José Cecilio del Valle was born on November 22, 1780, in the village of Choluteca, located near the Choluteca River. This village belonged to the former province of Tegucigalpa (now Honduras), during the Spanish domination. He was the legitimate son of Jose Antonio del Valle and Gertrudis Díaz del Valle. Both members of the most distinguished Spanish families of the Kingdom of Guatemala. who, therefore, have obtained the main political and military jobs. Their weal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Díaz (writer)
Francisco Diaz may refer to: *José and Francisco Díaz, members of the Puerto Rican Militia who defended Puerto Rico from a British invasion in 1797 * Francisco Domingo Díaz, 19th century governor of San Juan Province, Argentina * Francisco Diaz-Silveira (1871–1925), Cuban journalist, writer and poet *Francisco Díaz de León (1897–1975), Mexican engraver * Francisco Diaz-Silveira Lopez (1908–1996), attorney * Frank Diaz-Silveira (born 1936), Florida attorney, anti-Castro Cuban militant * Francisco Estévez Diaz, Spanish composer *Francisco Bustillos Diaz, better known by screen name Paquito Diaz Francisco Bustillos Diaz Sr. (May 28, 1937 – March 3, 2011), also known professionally as Paquito Diaz, was a veteran Filipino actor and movie director. He specialized in antagonist roles for both action and comedy films. Biography Early lif ... (1937–2011), Filipino actor and movie director * Francisco Javier Díaz Madriz, director-general of the Nicaraguan National Police ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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