Javier Heraud

Plagued by Leishmaniasis infection however, the 15 member team decided to enter the city of Puerto Maldonado to seek out medical supplies. The local police were warned of the group's advance, and on May 15 Heraud was shot in the chest and killed while he drifted past the town in a dugout canoe.

Javier Heraud studied at Colegio Sagrados Corazones Belén, Markham College and Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. The recorded working language is Spanish, French and English. Employment is recorded with College of Our Lady of Guadalupe and Melitón Carvajal School. Distinctions recorded are Premio El Poeta Joven del Perú.

• Name — Javier Heraud • Birth Name — Javier Heraud Pérez • Born — 19 January 1942 • Birthplace — Lima, Peru • Died — 15 May 1963 • Place of death — Puerto Maldonado, Peru • Occupation — Poet, Revolutionary • Language — Spanish • Education — Markham College, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru • Genre — Poetry • Notable Works — El río, El viaje, Estación reunida • Years Active — 1960–1963 Javier Heraud Pérez (lang; 1942–1963) was a Peruvian poet and member of the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN). In his early life he studied at Markham College and later he continued his studies at Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. In January 1963, a group led by the 21-year-old poet Javier Heraud and Alain Elías crossed through Bolivia, where they picked up weapons, and entered southern Peru. Plagued by Leishmaniasis infection however, the 15 member team decided to enter the city of Puerto Maldonado to seek out medical supplies. The local police were warned of the group's advance, and on May 15 Heraud was shot in the chest and killed while he drifted past the town in a dugout canoe.

• El río (1960) • El viaje (1961) • Estación reunida (1961)

• Ricardo Silva Santisteban (anthologist): Antología general de la traducción en el Perú (General anthology of translation in Peru). Lima, Universidad Ricardo Palma - Editorial Universitaria, 2016.