Juan León Mera
Former President of the Senate of Ecuador
Juan León Mera Martínez was an Ecuadorian essayist, novelist, politician and painter. His best-known works are the Ecuadorian National Hymn and the novel Cumandá. Additionally, in his political career, he was a functionary of president Gabriel... Wikipedia
Born: June 28, 1832, Ambato, Ecuador
Died: December 13, 1894 (age 62 years), Ambato, Ecuador
Parents: Josefa Martínez Vásconez and Pedro Antonio Mera Gómez
Books: Cumandá
Nationality: Ecuadorian
Notable works: Cumandá (1879) a novel, "Salve, Oh Patria" (1865) the National Anthem of Ecuador
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