Román Mayorga Rivas
Román Mayorga Rivas | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 1862 |
| Died | 28 December 1925 (aged 62–63) |
| Nationality | Nicaraguan |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, poet |
Román Mayorga Rivas (1862 – 28 December 1925) was a Nicaraguan journalist and poet. He is considered the founder of modern journalism in El Salvador.[1]
Biography
Mayorga Rivas was born in 1862 in
Between 1884 and 1886, Mayorga Rivas published his first three-volume anthology, Guirnalda Salvadoreña, which collected biographical information and the works of Salvadoran poets. During this period, he also founded the newspaper El independiente in
In the field of literature, Mayorga Rivas is considered a part of the second wave of romanticism in El Salvador, and also an important promoter of modernismo.[2] He also translated from English, Italian, Portuguese, and French. He became a member of the Academia Salvadoreña de la Lengua in 1915, and that year he also published his only book of poetry, Viejo y nuevo.
As a public official, Mayorga Rivas headed the Oficina Central de Estadística in El Salvador. He also served as Secretary of the Nicaraguan Embassy in
Mayorga Rivas died on 28 December 1925 in San Salvador, El Salvador.
References
- ^ "Literatura Salvadoreña" (in Spanish). Embassy of El Salvador in Argentina. Archived from the original on July 18, 2010.
- ^ OCLC 5505115.
- ^ "Mayorga Rivas, Román (1862-1925)". MCNBiografias.com. Retrieved 2020-11-20.[unreliable source?]
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Bibliography
- Cañas Dinarte, Carlos (2000). Diccionario escolar de autores salvadoreños. San Salvador: Dirección de publicaciones e impresos.
