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Rafael Landívar
Rafael Landívar, Jesuits, S.J. (Antigua Guatemala, Santiago de los Caballeros, Guatemala, Captaincy General of Guatemala, October 27, 1731 - Bologna, Italy, September 27, 1793) was a Guatemalan poet and Jesuit priest. He is considered among the important authors of the Spanish Universalist School of the 18th century. Early life Landívar was born in Guatemala on October 27, 1731 in Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala, which is now known as Antigua, Guatemala, Antigua to Pedro Landívar y Caballero a nobleman from Navarra and Doña Juana Xaviera Ruiz de Bustamante a Criollo people, criolla from El Panchoy in a house near the Iglesia y Convento de la Compañía de Jesús, Antigua Guatemala, Church and convent of the Society of Jesus, in Antigua. Rafael earned a Bachelor degree in philosophy in 1746 at the Colegio Mayor Universitario de San Borja. He read theology and earned a Master of Arts at Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Royal and Pontifical University of San Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antigua Guatemala
Antigua Guatemala (), commonly known as Antigua or La Antigua, is a city in the Guatemalan Highlands, central highlands of Guatemala. The city was the capital of the Captaincy General of Guatemala from 1543 through 1773, with much of its Baroque-influenced architecture and layout dating from that period. These characteristics had it designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Antigua Guatemala serves as the capital of the homonymous municipality and the Sacatepéquez Department. Population The city had a peak population of some 65,000 in the 1770s; the bulk of the population moved away in the late 18th century after the 1773 Guatemala earthquake. Despite significant population growth in the late 20th century, the city had only reached half that number by the 1990s. At the time of the 2007 census, the city had 34,685 inhabitants. History ''Antigua Guatemala'' means "Old Guatemala" and was the third capital of Guatemala, formerly called "Santiago de los Caballeros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
