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Estanislao del Campo (February 7, 1834 – November 6, 1880) was an
Estanislao del Campo (February 7, 1834 – November 6, 1880) was an Argentine
Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...
poet. Born in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
to a unitarian family—the unitarians were a political party favoring a strong central government rather than a federation, he fought in the battles of Cepeda and Pavón, defending Buenos Aires´s rights.
He is best remembered for his 1866 satirical poem ''Fausto'' which describes the impressions of a gaucho
A gaucho () or gaúcho () is a skilled horseman, reputed to be brave and unruly. The figure of the gaucho is a folk symbol of Argentina, Uruguay, Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, and the south of Chilean Patagonia. Gauchos became greatly admired and ...
who goes to see Charles Gounod
Charles-François Gounod (; ; 17 June 181818 October 1893), usually known as Charles Gounod, was a French composer. He wrote twelve operas, of which the most popular has always been ''Faust (opera), Faust'' (1859); his ''Roméo et Juliette'' (18 ...
's opera ''Faust'', believing the events really to be happening. He also published his ''Collected Poems'' in 1870
A street in the San Isidro neighbourhood in Buenos Aires is named after him.
Estanislao Del Campo is also the name of a small cotton-producing town in Formosa Province, Argentina which lies about 135 km from the city of Formosa. Its total population is 4,055 according to the census of INDEC of 2001. Most of the population are very poor.
Works
*Los debates de Mitre (1857) *Carta de Anastasio el Pollo sobre el beneficio de la Sra. La Grúa (1857), *Fausto, Impresiones del gaucho Anastasio el Pollo en la representación de la Ópera (1866) *Poesías (1870, prologue by José Mármol)See also
*Argentine literature
Argentine literature, i.e. the set of literary works produced by writers who originated from Argentina, is one of the most prolific, relevant and influential in the whole Spanish speaking world, with renowned writers such as Jorge Luis Borges, Ju ...
* Gaucho literature
Gaucho literature, also known as gauchesco ("gauchoesque") genre was a literary movement purporting to use the language of the gauchos, comparable to the American cowboy, and reflecting their mentality. Although earlier works have been identified a ...
External links
* 1834 births 1880 deaths Argentine male poets Writers from Buenos Aires Burials at La Recoleta Cemetery 19th-century Argentine poets 19th-century male writers {{argentina-poet-stub