Sebastián Salazar Bondy
Sebastián Salazar Bondy (February 4, 1924 in Lima – July 4, 1965) was a Peruvian playwright, essayist, poet, and journalist, and among the most important of Peruvian intellectuals. Biography Sebastián Salazar Bondy was born in Lima on February 4, 1924. He was born on the street in the Heart of Jesús, in the Chacarilla district in Lima next to the orphan's church [also called the Heart of Jesús], in the heart of the city. At the age of six (1930), he began his formal schooling at the German School of Lima Colegio Alexander von Humboldt, Colegio Alemán de Lima; but after the death of his father he had to move to the Saint Augustine School Colegio San Agustín (Lima), colegio de San Agustín, of the augustinian priests in Lima. At the age of 13 (1937) the magazine ''Palabra'' publishes one of his poems: ''Canción antes de partir''. At the age of 14 (1938) he publishes some of his poems in his school magazine, ''El mundo agustiniano''. At the age of 17 (1941) he entered the ...
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Lima
Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of the country, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaside city of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima Metropolitan Area. With a population of more than 9.7 million in its urban area and more than 10.7 million in its metropolitan area, Lima is one of the largest cities in the Americas. Lima was named by natives in the agricultural region known by native Peruvians as ''Limaq''. It became the capital and most important city in the Viceroyalty of Peru. Following the Peruvian War of Independence, it became the capital of the Republic of Peru (República del Perú). Around one-third of the national population now lives in its Lima Metropolitan Area, metropolitan area. The city of Li ...
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