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.

José Trajano Mera
Born
José Trajano Mera Iturralde

1862 (1862)
Died1919(1919-00-00) (aged 56–57)
OccupationPoet, Playwright, Diplomat
RelativesJuan León Mera (father)

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

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  • 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

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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.