Biography of ms tapia y rivera
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Biography of ms tapia y rivera
Alejandro Tapia y Rivera
Puerto Rican poet
Alejandro Tapia y Rivera | |
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Alejandro Tapia y Rivera | |
| Born | (1826-11-12)November 12, 1826 San Juan, Captaincy General of Puerto Rico |
| Died | July 19, 1882(1882-07-19) (aged 55) San Juan, Captaincy General of Puerto Rico |
| Occupation | playwright, poet, writer, essayist |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
Alejandro Tapia y Rivera[note 1] (November 12, 1826 – July 19, 1882) was a Puerto Rican poet, playwright, essayist and writer.
Tapia is considered to be the father of Puerto Rican literature and as the person who has contributed the most to the cultural advancement of Puerto Rico's literature. In addition to his writing, he was also an abolitionist and a women's rights advocate.
Early years
Tapia was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico to Alejandro de Tapia from Murcia, Spain and Catalina de Rivera Sánchez from Arecibo. Both were descended from Spanish nobility.[1] There he received his primary education