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Eduardo Blanco (1838–1912), Venezuelan writer and politician, was aide-de-camp to General
His main work is ''
José Antonio Páez
José Antonio Páez Herrera (; 13 June 1790 – 6 May 1873) was a Venezuelan leader who fought against the Spanish Crown for Simón Bolívar during the Venezuelan War of Independence. He later led Venezuela's independence from Gran Colombia. ...
, independence hero and first president of Venezuela after the breakup of Gran Colombia
Gran Colombia (, "Great Colombia"), or Greater Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia (Spanish language, Spanish: ''República de Colombia''), was a state that encompassed much of northern South America and part of southern Central Ameri ...
in 1830.
Biography
His main work is ''Venezuela Heroica
''Venezuela Heroica: Cuadros históricos'' is a Venezuelan novel. It was written by Eduardo Blanco and published in 1881, with an expanded second edition in 1883. It is Blanco's main work, and presents a classic romantic view of history as an epi ...
'' (1881), a classic romantic view of history as an epic. ''Venezuela heroica'' is structured in five vignettes that depict the main battles and heroes of the Venezuelan War of Independence. It was from General Páez himself that Blanco heard the stories of the Battle of Carabobo, during an encounter with Marshal Juan Crisóstomo Falcón
Juan Crisóstomo Falcón Zavarce (27 January 1820 – 29 April 1870) was the president of Venezuela from 1863 to 1868.Federal War
The Federal War ( es, Guerra Federal) — also known as the Great War or the Five Year War — was a civil war (1859–1863) in Venezuela between the Conservative party and the Liberal party over the monopoly the Conservatives held over govern ...
(1859–1863) near the site of the battle. Páez was so moved from his memories of youth, the anecdote goes, that he could not stop telling his aide the details of the battle. It was Falcón who then told Blanco "you are listening to the ''Iliad
The ''Iliad'' (; grc, Ἰλιάς, Iliás, ; "a poem about Ilium") is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the '' Odys ...
'' from the very lips of Achilles".
Blanco is also the author of ''Zárate'' (1882), a historical novel that attempts to make sense of national reality; ''Zárate'' marks the beginning of the "criollista" movement in Venezuelan literature.
Eduado Blanco was minister of foreign affairs for the government of Cipriano Castro (1899–1908).
Family and legacy
He is an uncle ofRufino Blanco-Fombona
Rufino Blanco Fombona (1874–1944) was a Venezuelan literary historian and man of letters who played a major role in bringing the works of Latin American writers to world attention. He is buried in the National Pantheon of Venezuela. He wa ...
and great-great-grandfather of María Corina Machado
María Corina Machado Parisca (born 7 October 1967, Machado, María CorinaMi experiencia. Es ahora. María Corina. Accessed 25 April 2010. sometimes referred to as MCM) is a Venezuelan politician who served as an elected member of the National ...
.
See also
* List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of VenezuelaReferences
1838 births 1912 deaths 19th-century Venezuelan historians 19th-century Venezuelan novelists 20th-century Venezuelan novelists Venezuelan male writers Male novelists Venezuelan Ministers of Foreign Affairs Writers from Caracas {{Venezuela-writer-stub