Ismael Cerna
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Ismael Cerna was a Guatemalan
poet
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in 1856. He graduated as a Bachelor of Philosophy and later in medicine and law. He later joined the army but after the fall of Vicente Cerna was captured with his uncle and imprisoned. On his release he went to El Salvador
in exile. On his return in 1884 he was imprisoned again in Guatemala, during which he wrote a great deal. Before his death a number of his works were published and have national significance in Guatemala. Notable poems include A Justo Refino Barrios, Ante la tumba de Barrios and A Guatemala.
There is a park dedicated to him in Chiquimula.
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...
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...
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Biography
Cerna was born in ChiquimulaChiquimula
Chiquimula is a city in Guatemala. It serves both as the capital of the department of Chiquimula and as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name....
in 1856. He graduated as a Bachelor of Philosophy and later in medicine and law. He later joined the army but after the fall of Vicente Cerna was captured with his uncle and imprisoned. On his release he went to El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
in exile. On his return in 1884 he was imprisoned again in Guatemala, during which he wrote a great deal. Before his death a number of his works were published and have national significance in Guatemala. Notable poems include A Justo Refino Barrios, Ante la tumba de Barrios and A Guatemala.
There is a park dedicated to him in Chiquimula.