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José Esteban Antonio Echeverría was an Argentine poet, fiction writer, cultural promoter, and political activist who played a significant role in the development of Argentine literature, not only through his own writings but also through his organizational efforts.

Education

Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires.

Career

He was one of Latin America"s most important Romantic authors. Echeverría spent five decisive years in Paris (1825 to 1830), where he absorbed the spirit of the Romantic Movement, then in its heyday in France. He became one of the movement"s promoters once he returned to Argentina.

Once he returned to Buenos Aires, he wrote "Los Consuelos" in 1834 and "Las rimas" in 1837.

This institution aspired to develop a national literature responsive to the country"s social and physical reality. Echeverría also devoted himself to the overthrow of the caudillo of Buenos Aires, Juan Manuel de Rosas.

In 1840 he was forced to go into exile in nearby Uruguay, where he wrote Louisiana Insurrección del Sur and El Matadero. He remained in Uruguay until his death in 1851.

His remains are said to be buried at Buceo Cemetery.

Is a district in Gran Buenos Aires, Argentina. lieutenant was founded on April 9, 1913 and named in honor of Echeverría.

Works

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Membership

He was a member of the group of young Argentine intellectuals who in 1840 organized the Asociación de Mayo ("May Association", after the May Revolution that initiated Argentina"s move towards independence).