Bartolomé Hidalgo
Illustration — Monument to Bartolomé Hidalgo in Montevideo. Bartolomé José Hidalgo (24 August 1788 in Montevideo – 28 November 1822 in Morón) was a Uruguayan writer and poet. Alongside Hilario Ascasubi he is considered one of the initiators of Gaucho literature.
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Bartolomé Hidalgo
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- Born
- 1788 · Montevideo.
- Died
- 1822 · Morón.
- Nationality
- Uruguay
- Occupation
- writer · poet
- Fields
- gaucho
- Languages
- Spanish
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Illustration — Monument to Bartolomé Hidalgo in Montevideo. Bartolomé José Hidalgo (24 August 1788 in Montevideo – 28 November 1822 in Morón) was a Uruguayan writer and poet. Alongside Hilario Ascasubi he is considered one of the initiators of Gaucho literature.
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Biography
Nowadays the most important literary award in Uruguay is named after him: Premio Bartolomé Hidalgo. Also the National Route 13 and a park near Andresito are named after him.
The recorded working language is Spanish. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are gaucho.
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1788
Bartolomé Hidalgo born at Montevideo.
1822
Bartolomé Hidalgo died at Morón.
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Montevideo.
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Morón.
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scholarly publication
- En la voz del gaucho: sobre la figura del indio en la gauchesca de Bartolomé Hidalgo, Recial, 2023
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En la voz del gaucho: sobre la figura del indio en la gauchesca de Bartolomé Hidalgo, Recial, 2023Crossref registry
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