José Alonso y Trelles
Illustration — El viejo Pancho José Alonso y Trelles (1857–1924) was a Uruguayan poet who wrote under the pseudonym El Viejo Pancho.
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José Alonso y Trelles

Revista Nacional - Ministerio de Instrucción Pública Nº22 - octubre de 1939 · Public domain
- Full name
- José María Alonso y Trelles Jarén.
- Born
- 1857. · Ribadeo.
- Died
- 1924. · Montevideo.
- Nationality
- Spain.
- Occupation
- poet, writer, attorney at law and scrivener.
- Fields
- gaucho.
- Languages
- Spanish.
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Illustration — El viejo Pancho José Alonso y Trelles (1857–1924) was a Uruguayan poet who wrote under the pseudonym El Viejo Pancho.
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• John the madman (poem of two cantos. Foreword Orosmán Moratorium. Montevideo, 1867) • Guacha! (National drama in one act. Printing and publishing house "Renaissance" by Luis and Manuel Perez. Charter-prologue Monegal Casiano. Montevideo, 1913) • Paja brava (1st ed. Verses Creoles. Printing and publishing house "Renaissance" of Luis and Manuel Perez. Montevideo, 1915) • Paja brava (2nd ed. Verses Creoles. Augmented Edition. Printing and publishing house "Renaissance" of Luis and Manuel Perez. Montevideo, 1920) • Paja brava (3rd ed. Verses Creoles. Augmented Edition. A. Barreiro National Library and Ramos. Barreiro and Co.. Successors. Montevideo, 1923) • Paja brava (4th ed. Verses Creoles. Augmented Edition. Foreword by Justino Zavala Muniz. general Agency Bookseller & Publications. Montevideo - Buenos Aires, 1926) • Paja Brava El Viejo Pancho and outras works of Joseph A. and Trelles (in Galician, Ed Oriberthor, SL 1998)
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
José Alonso y Trelles was recorded at birth as José María Alonso y Trelles Jarén. He also worked under the names Viejo Pancho, El Viejo Pancho and El manco. The authorities additionally record the headings El Viejo Pancho and Jose Alonso y Trelles. His recorded language was Spanish.
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José Alonso y Trelles is recorded with the occupation attorney at law. Classed in the genre gaucho literature. Recorded as poet, writer, attorney at law and scrivener.

Fotografía familiar de José Alonso y Trelles (derecha), escritor uruguayo (1857 - 1924).
Fotografía familiar. · "El Cantor de Tala". Juan Carlos Sabat Pebet. Atelier de Artes Gráficas "Futura", 10 de setiembre de 1929.
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1857
José Alonso y Trelles was born on 7 May 1857.
1924
José Alonso y Trelles died on 28 July 1924.
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Ribadeo.
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