Esteban Echeverría

Esteban Echeverría (born September 2, 1805, Buenos Aires, Argentina—died January 19, 1851, Montevideo, Uruguay) was a 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 sponsoring efforts. He is one of the most important Romantic authors in Latin America. Echeverría spent five decisive years in Paris (1825–30), where he absorbed the spirit of the Romantic...