Miguel Cané (27 January 1851 – 5 September 1905) was an

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writer, lawyer, academic, journalist and politician. Cané was born in

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, Uruguay, where his family was exiled. He moved to Argentina at the age of two following the fall of

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. After finishing his studies he worked as a journalist. Cané held numerous political offices, including minister of external affairs, minister of the interior, provincial and national member of parliament and mayor of

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. He also served as a diplomat in

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and

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. He was a member of the national senate between 1898 and 1904, representing Buenos Aires. Cané's works included ''Ensayos'' (''Essays'') (1876); ''Juvenilia'' (1884), based on memories of his childhood and teenage years; ''En Viaje 1881-1882'' (1884) and ''Prosa Ligera'' (1903), a collection of literary writings. Other writings were published posthumously as ''Discourses and Lectures'' (1909). A prominent member of the

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, Cané was influenced by naturalism and the Parnassian poets. He died in

, Argentina.

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