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José María Heredia y Heredia

1803 - 1839

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José María Heredia y Heredia, also known as José María Heredia y Campuzano (December 31, 1803 – May 7, 1839) was a Cuban-born poet considered by many to be the first romantic poet of the Americas and the initiator of Latin American romanticism. More recently, this view has been qualified, highlighting Heredia's roots in Neoclassicism and the aesthetics of eighteenth-century Sensibility. He is known as "El Cantor del Niagara" and regarded as one of the most important poets in the Spanish language. He has also been named National Poet of Cuba. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José María Heredia y Heredia is the 4,535th most popular writer (up from 4,742nd in 2019), the 107th most popular biography from Cuba (up from 108th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Cuban Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, José María Heredia y Heredia ranks 4,535 out of 7,302. Before him are Willem Elsschot, Mike Resnick, Hans Nielsen Hauge, Sophia Elisabet Brenner, Attilâ İlhan, and Anne Bradstreet. After him are Vera Inber, Bolesław Leśmian, R. K. Narayan, Vera Panova, Runer Jonsson, and Ameen Rihani.

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Among people born in 1803, José María Heredia y Heredia ranks 67. Before him are Miles Joseph Berkeley, Black Kettle, Caroline Unger, Vladimir Odoyevsky, Sarah Yorke Jackson, and Karl Schorn. After him are Gustav von Alvensleben, Jules d'Anethan, George Borrow, Friedrich Ludwig Persius, Heinrich Ewald, and Juan Bravo Murillo. Among people deceased in 1839, José María Heredia y Heredia ranks 37. Before him are Denis Davydov, Giuseppe Valadier, Joseph-François Michaud, Yuriy Venelin, Bhimsen Thapa, and Alexander Odoevsky. After him are Hendrik Voogd, Marie Friederike of Hesse-Kassel, Jens Esmark, Allan Cunningham, William Beechey, and Benjamin Morrell.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, José María Heredia y Heredia ranks 107 out of 300. Before him are Luis Posada Carriles (1928), Tomás Gutiérrez Alea (1928), Mijaín López (1982), Antonio Maceo Grajales (1845), José Tapia (1905), and Desi Arnaz (1917). After him are Mariela Castro (1962), Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso (1861), Paquito D'Rivera (1948), Carlos Mendieta (1873), Pedro Bergés (1906), and Alina Fernández (1956).

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Among WRITERS In Cuba

Among writers born in Cuba, José María Heredia y Heredia ranks 12. Before him are José-Maria de Heredia (1842), José Lezama Lima (1910), Leonardo Padura Fuentes (1955), Pedro Juan Gutiérrez (1950), Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda (1814), and Dulce María Loynaz (1902). After him are Alina Fernández (1956), Daína Chaviano (1957), Virgilio Piñera (1912), José Carlos Somoza (1959), Raúl Rivero (1945), and Zoé Valdés (1959).

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