José Coronel Urtecho
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José Coronel Urtecho was a Nicaragua
n poet
, translator, essayist, critic
, narrator
, playwright
, diplomat
and historian
. He has been described as "the most influential Nicaraguan thinker of the twentieth century". After an attraction to fascism
in the 1930s, he became a strong supporter of the Sandinista National Liberation Front
in 1977.
, the son of Manuel Coronel Matus and Blanca Urtecho Avilés. Urtecho moved to San Francisco, California
, in 1924 after graduating from Universidad Centroamericana. He is credited with founding the Vanguard Literary Movement which developed between 1929 and 1933. In 1934, he launched La Reacción, a newspaper in which he advanced pro-fascist ideas. However, after recovering from a mental crisis while serving as a diplomat in New York city
and Madrid
, Urtecho decided in 1959 to write about the history of Nicaragua, after which time he became a strong critic of the various Somoza administrations which had ruled Nicaragua since 1934.
He married María Kautz Gross. One of his sons, Ricardo, became a member of Los Doce
; another, Carlos, became a key adviser to Edén Pastora
. Currently, his son Manuel
serves as Nicaragua's vice minister of foreign relations. Nephews include Ernesto Cardenal
, himself an influential poet and author, and Edgar Chamorro
.
José Coronel Urtecho spent his latter years residing near San Carlos
in southern Nicaragua and died of cancer on 19 March 1994.
His sister Dolores "Lola" Coronel Urtecho married Julio Chamorro Benard, son of Filadelfo Chamorro Bolaños and wife Bertha Benard Vivas and paternal grandson of Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Alfaro, 39th President of Nicaragua, and wife María de la Luz Bolaños Bendaña, and had Edgar Chamorro Coronel, Chief of the Contras
.
Jose Coronel Urtecho had a half brother from his father named , Luis Coronel Matus (Jr). Luis, was recognized only by his father, He took him away from his mother as he was not married to her. Luis Jr married Marina Grijalva. Their children: Luis Alfonso Coronel Grijalva and Maria Teresa Coronel Grijalva.
Luis Coronel married Aminta Martinez, their only child: Veroushka Coronel Martinez. Maria Teresa Coronel married Gustavo Montalvan, their son: Gustavo Adolfo Montalvan Coronel. They divorced. Maria teresa Coronel second marriage to Juan Carlos Oporta, their children: Carlos Oporta Coronel, Cristian Oporta Coronel and Agusto Oporta Coronel.
Jose CoronelUrtecho grew up with Luis Jr who lived with his aunt Dolores Coronel "Lola". Luis Coronel Matus Jr. has been excluded from his father biography. He died in 1979.
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
n 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...
, translator, essayist, critic
Critic
A critic is anyone who expresses a value judgement. Informally, criticism is a common aspect of all human expression and need not necessarily imply skilled or accurate expressions of judgement. Critical judgements, good or bad, may be positive , negative , or balanced...
, narrator
Narrator
A narrator is, within any story , the fictional or non-fictional, personal or impersonal entity who tells the story to the audience. When the narrator is also a character within the story, he or she is sometimes known as the viewpoint character. The narrator is one of three entities responsible for...
, playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
, diplomat
Diplomat
A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
and historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
. He has been described as "the most influential Nicaraguan thinker of the twentieth century". After an attraction to fascism
Fascism
Fascism is a radical authoritarian nationalist political ideology. Fascists seek to rejuvenate their nation based on commitment to the national community as an organic entity, in which individuals are bound together in national identity by suprapersonal connections of ancestry, culture, and blood...
in the 1930s, he became a strong supporter of the Sandinista National Liberation Front
Sandinista National Liberation Front
The Sandinista National Liberation Front is a socialist political party in Nicaragua. Its members are called Sandinistas in both English and Spanish...
in 1977.
Biography
He was born on 28 February 1906, in Granada, NicaraguaGranada, Nicaragua
Granada is a city in western Nicaragua and the capital of the Granada Department. With an estimated population of 110,326 , it is Nicaragua's fourth most populous city. Granada is historically one of Nicaragua's most important cities, economically and politically...
, the son of Manuel Coronel Matus and Blanca Urtecho Avilés. Urtecho moved to San Francisco, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, in 1924 after graduating from Universidad Centroamericana. He is credited with founding the Vanguard Literary Movement which developed between 1929 and 1933. In 1934, he launched La Reacción, a newspaper in which he advanced pro-fascist ideas. However, after recovering from a mental crisis while serving as a diplomat in New York city
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
and Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, Urtecho decided in 1959 to write about the history of Nicaragua, after which time he became a strong critic of the various Somoza administrations which had ruled Nicaragua since 1934.
He married María Kautz Gross. One of his sons, Ricardo, became a member of Los Doce
Los Doce
El Grupo de los Doce, or Group of Twelve, were a dozen members of the Nicaraguan establishment whose support for the Sandinista National Liberation Front struggle against dictator Anastasio Somoza Debayle played a pivotal role in the acceptance of the Sandinistas by foreign and domestic...
; another, Carlos, became a key adviser to Edén Pastora
Edén Pastora
Edén Atanacio Pastora Gómez is a Nicaraguan politician and former guerrilla who ran for president as the candidate of the Alternative for Change party in the 2006 general elections...
. Currently, his son Manuel
Manuel Coronel Kautz
Manuel Coronel Kautz is Nicaragua's current vice minister of foreign relations. He is the son of deceased poet and author José Coronel Urtecho.-References:...
serves as Nicaragua's vice minister of foreign relations. Nephews include Ernesto Cardenal
Ernesto Cardenal
Reverend Father Ernesto Cardenal Martínez is a Nicaraguan Catholic priest and was one of the most famous liberation theologians of the Nicaraguan Sandinistas, a party he has since left. From 1979 to 1987 he served as Nicaragua's first culture minister. He is also famous as a poet...
, himself an influential poet and author, and Edgar Chamorro
Edgar Chamorro
Edgar Chamorro Coronel is an ousted leader of the Nicaraguan rebel Contras who later became a critic of the rebels and their Central Intelligence Agency sponsors, even cooperating with the Sandinista government in their World Court case, Nicaragua v. United States...
.
José Coronel Urtecho spent his latter years residing near San Carlos
San Carlos, Río San Juan
San Carlos is the capital city of the municipality of San Carlos and of the Río San Juan Department of Nicaragua. The city proper has a population of roughly 12,174, while the city and surrounding communities contain 37,461 as of 2005. San Carlos is positioned on the confluence of Lake Nicaragua...
in southern Nicaragua and died of cancer on 19 March 1994.
His sister Dolores "Lola" Coronel Urtecho married Julio Chamorro Benard, son of Filadelfo Chamorro Bolaños and wife Bertha Benard Vivas and paternal grandson of Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Alfaro, 39th President of Nicaragua, and wife María de la Luz Bolaños Bendaña, and had Edgar Chamorro Coronel, Chief of the Contras
Contras
The contras is a label given to the various rebel groups opposing Nicaragua's FSLN Sandinista Junta of National Reconstruction government following the July 1979 overthrow of Anastasio Somoza Debayle's dictatorship...
.
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Jose Coronel Urtecho had a half brother from his father named , Luis Coronel Matus (Jr). Luis, was recognized only by his father, He took him away from his mother as he was not married to her. Luis Jr married Marina Grijalva. Their children: Luis Alfonso Coronel Grijalva and Maria Teresa Coronel Grijalva.
Luis Coronel married Aminta Martinez, their only child: Veroushka Coronel Martinez. Maria Teresa Coronel married Gustavo Montalvan, their son: Gustavo Adolfo Montalvan Coronel. They divorced. Maria teresa Coronel second marriage to Juan Carlos Oporta, their children: Carlos Oporta Coronel, Cristian Oporta Coronel and Agusto Oporta Coronel.
Jose CoronelUrtecho grew up with Luis Jr who lived with his aunt Dolores Coronel "Lola". Luis Coronel Matus Jr. has been excluded from his father biography. He died in 1979.