Andrés Mata (10 November 1870 – 18 November 1931) was a Venezuelan poet, writer and journalist. He is considered a poet of

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trend, who did not resign to

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completely.

Life

Andrés Mata was born in Carúpano, Venezuela, in 1870. At the age of just 12 he began contributing to a Carúpano weekly, ''La Avispa'', before founding a daily newspaper, ''El Día'', in 1885. In 1886, he moved to Caracas, but for political reasons then went into exile with

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. In the

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he became editor of ''

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in 1904, and of the

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in 1908., '' El Universal''
Biografia
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founded the newspaper '' El Universal'' on 1 April 1909. In later life Mata acted as Venezuelan Consul in a variety of European cities, including Geneva, Malaga, and the Vatican. Mata died in Paris, France, in 1931.

Notable works

* Pentélicas (1896) * Idilio Trágico (1898, English: Tragic Love Affair) * Arias Sentimentales (1898, English: Sentimental Arias)

Trivia

* His grandson, Andrés Mata Osorio, is the current publisher of ''El Universal''. * Fundación Andrés Mata is a Venezuelan foundation belonging to the ''El Universal'' that is named after Andrés Mata. * A municipality in Sucre is named for him.

References

1870 births 1931 deaths Venezuelan male poets People from Carúpano Members of the Venezuelan Academy of Language {{Venezuela-writer-stub