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Juan León Mera
Ecuadorian writer, artist and politician (1832–1894) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Juan León Mera Martínez (28 June 1832 – 13 December 1894) was an Ecuadorian essayist, novelist, politician and painter. His best-known works are the Ecuadorian National Hymn and the novel Cumandá (1879). Additionally, in his political career, he was a functionary of president Gabriel García Moreno.[1]
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Born | Juan León Mera Martínez (1832-06-28)28 June 1832 Ambato, Ecuador |
Died | 13 December 1894 (1894-12-14) (aged 62) Ambato, Ecuador |
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Language | Spanish |
Notable works | Cumandá (1879) a novel, "Salve, Oh Patria" (1865) the National Anthem of Ecuador |
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