Juan Cruz Varela

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Biographical details

Born in 1794, he was the chronicler of Rivadavia's administration. He wrote two plays, Dido (1823) and Argia, for the Sociedad de Buen Gusto. He became a member of the Unitarian party, opposed to Rosas. His poem, "Al 25 de mayo de 1838" was against Rosas. He died in 1839. (Coaster, 104-106)

Brother of Florencio Varela.

Life Events

Born	1794
Other	1823	He wrote a play, Dido.
Died	1839

References

Coester, Alfred, (1919), The Literary History of Spanish America

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