José Trajano Mera

José Trajano Mera
José Trajano Mera
Born	José Trajano Mera Iturralde; 1862; Ambato, Ecuador
Died	1919 (aged 57); Guayaquil, Ecuador
Occupation	Poet, Playwright, Diplomat
Relatives	Juan León Mera (father)

José Trajano Mera Iturralde (1862 in Ambato – 1919 in Guayaquil) was an Ecuadorian poet, playwright and diplomat from a literary family with a cultural lineage.^[1] His father was the writer Juan León Mera^[2] who wrote Ecuador's first novel Cumanda and the text of the Ecuadorian National Anthem.

He earned a degree in jurisprudence from the Central University of Ecuador. He died in Guayaquil in 1919 while holding the position of Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Relations.

Works

Cónsules y Consulados (1910; Consuls and Consulates)
Los virtuosos (1917; The Virtuous)
La visita del poeta (The Poet's Visit)
Paz en la guerra (1911; War in Peace)
Sonetos y Sonetillos (1909; Sonnets and Little Sonnets)
El reino de Bélgica: su comercio é industria (1909; The Belgium Kingdom: its commerce and industry)

References

^ Eladio Cortés; Mirta Barrea-Marlys, eds. (2003). "José Trajano Mera". Encyclopedia of Latin American Theater. p. 264.
^ "Sonetos y Sonetillos, una obra al alcance de su biblioteca particular". La Hora (in Spanish). 5 November 2009. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017.

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[1] Eladio Cortés; Mirta Barrea-Marlys, eds. (2003). "José Trajano Mera". Encyclopedia of Latin American Theater. p. 264.

[2] "Sonetos y Sonetillos, una obra al alcance de su biblioteca particular". La Hora (in Spanish). 5 November 2009. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017.

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