Ricardo Miró
Ricardo Miró Denis (November 5, 1883 in Panama City, Panama – March 2, 1940) was a Panamanian writer and is considered Panama's national poet. He traveled to Bogotá at the age of fifteen to study painting, but was forced to return to Panama in 1899 due to the Thousand Days' War. His first verses were published by the magazine Isthmus Herald, where he worked for 10 years.
Also recorded as Ricardo Miró Denis
Ricardo Miró
- Name
- Ricardo Miró Denis
- Born
- 5 November 1883
- Birthplace
- Panama City, Panama State, United States of Colombia
- Died
- 2 March 1940
- Place of death
- Panama City, Panama
- Occupation
- Poet
- Movement
- Modernism
- Nationality
- Panama
- Languages
- Spanish
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Ricardo Miró Denis (November 5, 1883 in Panama City, Panama – March 2, 1940) was a Panamanian writer and is considered Panama's national poet. He traveled to Bogotá at the age of fifteen to study painting, but was forced to return to Panama in 1899 due to the Thousand Days' War. His first verses were published by the magazine Isthmus Herald, where he worked for 10 years.
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Ricardo Miró (1882–1940) was a diplomat, poet and writer and a national of Panama. The diplomat was born and died in Panama City. Languages used include Spanish.
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Biography
Biography
Miró traveled to Spain between 1908 and 1911, where he had the position of consul in Barcelona. In 1909, his poem "Patria" (Native Land) was published. His work was characterized as being nostalgic and filled with the author's thoughts about living away from his own native land. In 1917, he returned to Panama to serve as director of the National Archives until 1927 and as a secretary for the Academia Panameña de la Lengua until 1940. He died on March 2, 1940, in Panama City.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Ricardo Miró Denis • Born — 5 November 1883 • Birthplace — Panama City, Panama State, United States of Colombia • Died — 2 March 1940 • Place of death — Panama City, Panama • Occupation — Poet • Movement — Modernism
Youth
Youth
Ricardo Miró Denis was born on 5 November 1883 in Panama City, then a part of the United States of Colombia. He was the son of Ricardo Miró Tuñón and his wife, Mercedes Denis. His paternal grandfather was Gregorio Miró Arosemena, a former governor of Panama between 1873 and 1875.
Personal life
Personal life
Miró's daughter, Carmen A. Miró, became a noted demographer. In Season 11 of Finding Your Roots, a DNA test revealed that musician and actor Rubén Blades is Miró's grandson. Miró is also the grandfather of Rubén Blades' brother, Grammy Award-winning salsa musician Roberto Blades.
Poems
Poems
• "The Last Seagull" (1905) • "Native Land" (1909) • "To Portobello" (1918) • "Patria" ("Homeland") • The reincarnation poem (1929)
Identity
Identity
Ricardo Miró is recorded with the occupation diplomat. Recorded as writer, poet and diplomat.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
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1882
Ricardo Miró was born on 5 November 1882.
1940
Ricardo Miró died on 2 March 1940.
Legacy
A posthumous annual literary prize was named in his honour, the Ricardo Miró National Literary Contest of the Republic of Panama. The prize was to encourage writers of poetry and fiction in Panama and in 1952 was extended to include works for theater. In celebration of 100 years since his birth, Miró's completed works were published in two volumes by the National Institute of Culture of Panama.
Novels and collections
Novels and collections
• Preludes (1908) • Second Preludes (1916) • The Pacific legend (1919) • Maria Flower (1922) • Patriotic verses and scholastic recitals (1925) • Silent Ways (1929) • Poetry (collection published 1983) • Novels and Stories (collection published 1983)
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Documents and archives
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q5573605: Ricardo Miró
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- “Ricardo Miró”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Anderson-Imbert, Enrique. Spanish American Literature: A History. Wayne State University Press. 471. 1969. 0-8143-1388-4.
- 2.Daniel Balderston, Mike. Encyclopedia of Latin American and Caribbean Literature, 1900–2003. Routledge. 666. 2004. 0-415-30687-6.
- 3.Banham, Martin. The Cambridge Guide to Theatre. Cambridge University Press. 836. 1995. 0-521-43437-8.
- 4.Castillo Fernández, Dídimo. Carmen A. Miró y la demografía latinoamericana. Estudios Demográficos y Urbanos. El Colegio de Mexico, A.C. 33. 1. 253. January 2018. 10.24201/edu.v33i1.1808.
- 5.Sáenz, Lissete Lanuza. Rubén Blades Discovers He’s Related to This Iconic Poet on PBS' 'Finding Your Roots’. Remezcla. 14 February 2025.
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Identity and origins. His recorded language was Spanish. 3 children are recorded: Carmen Miró, Rodrigo Miró and Ramón H.
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