José Trajano Mera | |
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Born | José Trajano Mera Iturralde 1862 Ambato, Ecuador |
Died | 1919 Guayaquil, Ecuador |
(aged 57)
Occupation | Poet, Playwright, Diplomat |
Nationality | Ecuadorian |
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. His father was the writer Juan Leon Mera 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.