Carlos Wyld Ospina
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Carlos Wyld Ospina was a Guatemala
n novelist, essayist and poet
.
Mariano Ospina Rodríguez
. His paternal grandfather was English.
Wyld stayed in Mexico
and in Guatemala City
for longer times, but most of his life he lived in Quetzaltenango. Together with Porfirio Barba Jacob he founded the paperChurubusc in Mexico, and was also director of the Guatemalan paperEl Zaraguat. Like Alberto Velásquez Günther, Carlos Mérida
and Rafael Yela Günther
, he joined the writers' group Los Líricos. He was a member of the Academia Guatemalteca de la Lengua
and of the Sociedad de Geografía e Historia (Society of Geography and History).
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
n novelist, essayist and poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
.
Biography
Wyld was born as son of Guillermo Wyld Quiñones and his wife Soledad Ospina Chaparro, a niece of the Colombian presidentPresident of Colombia
The President of Colombia is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Colombia. The office of president was established upon the ratification of the Constitution of 1819, by the Congress of Angostura, convened in December 1819, when Colombia was part of "la Gran Colombia"...
Mariano Ospina Rodríguez
Mariano Ospina Rodríguez
Mariano Ospina Rodríguez was a Colombian politician, journalist and lawyer, founder of the Colombian Conservative Party and later President of Colombia between 1857 and 1861 during the Granadine Confederation.- Biographic data :...
. His paternal grandfather was English.
Wyld stayed in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
and in Guatemala City
Guatemala City
Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America...
for longer times, but most of his life he lived in Quetzaltenango. Together with Porfirio Barba Jacob he founded the paperChurubusc in Mexico, and was also director of the Guatemalan paperEl Zaraguat. Like Alberto Velásquez Günther, Carlos Mérida
Carlos Merida
Carlos Mérida was a Guatemalan artist.-Early life:Mérida was born in Guatemala City to a family from Quetzaltenango, boasting a Maya and Zapotec heritage which was often an inspiration in his art. He began studying music but became hearing-impaired due to illness. He then changed to the visual arts...
and Rafael Yela Günther
Rafael Yela Günther
Rafael Yela Günther was a Guatemalan painter and sculptor.- Biography :...
, he joined the writers' group Los Líricos. He was a member of the Academia Guatemalteca de la Lengua
Academia Guatemalteca de la Lengua
The Academia Guatemalteca de la Lengua is an association of academics and experts on the use of the Spanish language in Guatemala.It was founded on June 30, 1887...
and of the Sociedad de Geografía e Historia (Society of Geography and History).
