José Trajano Mera Iturralde (1862 in Ambato – 1919 in

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) was an Ecuadorian poet, playwright and diplomat from a literary family with a cultural lineage. His father was the writer

Juan León Mera Juan León Mera Martínez (28 June 1832 – 13 December 1894) was an Ecuadorian essayist, novelist, politician and painter. His best-known works are the Ecuadorian National Hymn and the novel ''Cumandá'' (1879). Additionally, in his politica ...

who wrote Ecuador's first novel Cumanda and the text of the Ecuadorian National Anthem. He earned a degree in jurisprudence from the

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. He died in Guayaquil in 1919 while holding the position of Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Relations.

Works

* ''Cónsules y Consulados'' (1910; Consuls and Consulates) * ''Los virtuosos'' (1917; The Virtuous) * ''La visita del poeta'' (The Poet's Visit) * ''Paz en la guerra'' (1911; War in Peace) * ''Sonetos y Sonetillos'' (1909; Sonnets and Little Sonnets) * ''El reino de Bélgica: su comercio é industria'' (1909; The Belgium Kingdom: its commerce and industry)

References

1862 births 1919 deaths 20th-century Ecuadorian poets Ecuadorian dramatists and playwrights People from Ambato, Ecuador Central University of Ecuador alumni Ecuadorian male poets 20th-century male writers {{Ecuador-poet-stub