Women and Independence in Latin America An exploration of women's involvement in the Latin American Wars of Independence |
Gender:Male
Ethnic origen: White
Events:
1814 | - | Yucatán | - | Not applicable | - | Born in September in the town of Tixcacaltuyú, Yucatán |
1840 | - | Yucatán | - | Unknown | - | He published literary work here in the 1840s. |
1841 | - | Yucatán | - | Unknown | - | He published Un año en el Hospital de San Lázaro in a Yucatán literary journal. |
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Writers (men)Biography:
A lawyer, author, born in 1814, he wrote Mexico's civil code.
In 1841 he wrote Un año en el Hospital de San Lázaro, a novel that was published in a Yucatán literary journal. He also wrote a historical novel, La hija del Judío, the story of a girl adopted by a Yucatán mayor in 1666. When she came of age, a priest revealed her father was Jewish. This secret revealed, the girl's adopted father and her novio quite rightly decided that it made no difference to their love for her. He died in 1861. (Coaster, 352-353)
References:
Coester, Alfred (1919) The Literary History of Spanish America