Rafael Pombo

The product of this work, more than a translation, was a transformative adaptation published in two books under the titles Cuentos pintados para niños and Cuentos morales para niños formales. In spite of his extensive and diverse literary works, Rafael Pombo is mostly remembered for this contribution to children's literature. Among his most popular children's fables are Michín, Juan Chunguero, Pastorcita, La Pobre Viejecita, Simón el Bobito, El Gato Bandido, and El Renacuajo paseador. After seventeen years in the United States of America, Rafael Pombo returned to Colombia, where he worked as a celebrated translator and journalist (founding several newspapers). On August 20, 1905 he was crowned as Colombia's best poet - his Poesías Completas was published in 1957, from which the poem El Niágara was taken. Pombo remained in Colombia until his death on May 5, 1912.

Rafael Pombo studied at Our Lady of the Rosary University. The recorded working language is Salvadoran Spanish and Spanish. The field of work recorded is literature, poetry and translation. Work by Rafael Pombo is recorded in the collections of Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.

• Name — Rafael Pombo • Birth Name — José Rafael de Pombo y Rebolledo • Born — 7 November 1833 • Birthplace — Bogotá, Republic of New Granada • Died — 5 May 1912 • Place of death — Bogotá, Colombia • Occupation — Poet • Movement — Romanticism

His recorded languages were Salvadoran Spanish and Spanish. He was the child of Lino de Pombo.

Rafael Pombo is recorded as poet, diplomat, journalist, translator and writer.