Vieytes, el Desterrado
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Vieytes, el Desterrado is an Argentine historical novel
written by Francisco N. Juárez in 2001, narrating the life of Hipólito Vieytes
. The book is written from a first-person narrative
, in the manner of an autobiography
, but it is the work of Juárez, not Vieytes himself.
and the country that would be born from it. He kept studying the procer, developing a high admiration for him "Vanished and sick after falling with Alvear's government, Vieytes was forever silenced. Shackled, tried and convicted without defense. His books and papers were confiscated and he died shortly afterwards, among fevers and madness of a great depression. If they wanted to silence him, then I thought it was appropriate to try to recover his voice in those hard times that take place, through these pages.
Juárez studied much about Vieytes at the General National Archive, and found his birth-certificate at San Antonio de Areco
, birth city of Vieytes. He also found information at the local church. However, much valuable material was lost during a fire of june 16, 1955.
Historical novel
According to Encyclopædia Britannica, a historical novel is-Development:An early example of historical prose fiction is Luó Guànzhōng's 14th century Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which covers one of the most important periods of Chinese history and left a lasting impact on Chinese culture.The...
written by Francisco N. Juárez in 2001, narrating the life of Hipólito Vieytes
Hipólito Vieytes
Juan Hipólito Vieytes, was an Argentine merchant and soldier. He was born in San Antonio de Areco, Buenos Aires Province on 6 August 1762, son of Juan Vieytes and Petrona Mora Fernández de Agüero...
. The book is written from a first-person narrative
First-person narrative
First-person point of view is a narrative mode where a story is narrated by one character at a time, speaking for and about themselves. First-person narrative may be singular, plural or multiple as well as being an authoritative, reliable or deceptive "voice" and represents point of view in the...
, in the manner of an autobiography
Autobiography
An autobiography is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.-Origin of the term:...
, but it is the work of Juárez, not Vieytes himself.
Creation
Juárez wrote a biography of Vieytes at the age of 17, which was awarded but remained unpublished. Juárez thought that Vieytes was the man that best understood the May RevolutionMay Revolution
The May Revolution was a week-long series of events that took place from May 18 to 25, 1810, in Buenos Aires, capital of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, a Spanish colony that included roughly the territories of present-day Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay...
and the country that would be born from it. He kept studying the procer, developing a high admiration for him "Vanished and sick after falling with Alvear's government, Vieytes was forever silenced. Shackled, tried and convicted without defense. His books and papers were confiscated and he died shortly afterwards, among fevers and madness of a great depression. If they wanted to silence him, then I thought it was appropriate to try to recover his voice in those hard times that take place, through these pages.
Juárez studied much about Vieytes at the General National Archive, and found his birth-certificate at San Antonio de Areco
San Antonio de Areco
San Antonio de Areco is a town in northern Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, and capital of the partido of San Antonio de Areco. It is located on the Areco River away from the Buenos Aires city, the country's capital....
, birth city of Vieytes. He also found information at the local church. However, much valuable material was lost during a fire of june 16, 1955.