José Coronel Urtecho

NICARAGUA

(1906–1994) José Coronel Urtecho was a Nicaraguan poet, essayist, playwright, diplomat, and historian. He was born in Granada, Nicaragua. His father was an influential politcian and journalist and worked for the government under José Santos Zelaya. After the United States militarily invaded Nicaragua and forced Zelaya into exile, his father died under unknown circumstances when José was six. His mother then moved with him and his sister to San Francisco. He returned to Granada in 1927 where be began writing for the newspaper, Nicaraguan Daily. He helped found the Vanguard Literary Movement in 1928 which greatly influenced Nicarguan literature. 

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