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Women and Independence in Latin America An exploration of women's involvement in the Latin American Wars of Independence |
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Women and Independence in Latin America An exploration of women's involvement in the Latin American Wars of Independence |
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Gender:Male
Ethnic origen: Unknown
Events:
| 1754 | - | Buenos Aires | - | Not applicable | - | Born |
| 1789 | - | Buenos Aires | - | Unknown | - | His play, Siripo, was first shown. |
| 1801 | - | Buenos Aires | - | Unknown | - | His ode, Al Paraná was published on 1 April 1801. |
Connections:
Maziel Literary Circle, Buenos AiresBiography:
Born in 1754, he was a friend of Juan Baltázar Maziel and a member of his literary circle in Buenos Aires. He wrote an ode, Al Paraná, and a play, Siripo. Siripo is "an early chronicle" telling the story of a white women, Lucía Miranda, who was captured by a cacique, Siripo. Her husband was also taken. Siripo offered Lucía's husband freedom on condition of Siripo marrying Lucía. The pair refused and Siripo killed them both. Siripo was first shown in 1789 and was a success. Labardán had read out some of the scenes at Maziel's literary gatherings. Al Paraná was published on 1 April 1801 in Buenos Aires's first magazine, El Telegráfo Mercantíl rural político, económico, e historiógrafo del Río de la Plata. He died in 1809. (Coaster, 37-38)
References:
Coester, Alfred (1919) The Literary History of Spanish America