José Trajano Mera

José Trajano Mera
Born José Trajano Mera Iturralde
1862
Ambato, Ecuador
Died 1919 (1920) (aged 57)
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Occupation Poet, Playwright, Diplomat
Nationality Ecuadorian

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 Leon 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

  • 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

  1. ↑ Encyclopedia of Latin American Theater, 2003, edited by Eladio Cortés, Mirta Barrea-Marlys
  2. ↑ Sonetos y Sonetillos, una obra al alcance de su biblioteca particular



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