José Trajano Mera

José Trajano Mera
BornJosé Trajano Mera Iturralde
1862 (1862)
Ambato, Ecuador
Died1919 (1920) (aged 57)
Guayaquil, Ecuador
OccupationPoet, Playwright, Diplomat
RelativesJuan León Mera (father)

José Trajano Mera Iturralde (1862 in Ambato – 1919 in Guayaquil) was an Ecuadorian poet, playwright and diplomat from a literary family with a cultural lineage.[1] His father was the writer Juan León Mera[2] who wrote Ecuador's first novel Cumanda and the text of the Ecuadorian National Anthem.

He earned a degree in jurisprudence from the Central University of Ecuador. He died in Guayaquil in 1919 while holding the position of Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Relations.

Works

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  • 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

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  1. ^ Eladio Cortés; Mirta Barrea-Marlys, eds. (2003). "José Trajano Mera". Encyclopedia of Latin American Theater. p. 264.
  2. ^ "Sonetos y Sonetillos, una obra al alcance de su biblioteca particular". La Hora (in Spanish). 5 November 2009. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017.