Natalicio Talavera

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Cabichuí satirical magazine

Natalicio Talavera (born September 7, 1839 in Villarrica , † October 11, 1867 in Paso Pucú ) was a journalist, narrator, poet, soldier and war correspondent for the Triple Alliance War . He is considered the first poet of the independent Paraguay . In his honor, October 11th was declared “Paraguayan Poet's Day”. A place in the Guairá department was named after him.

Life

Natalicio Talavera was born in Villarrica on September 7, 1839 to José Carmelo Talavera and Antonia Alarcón. He first went to school in his hometown, but soon moved to Asunción , where he attended the prestigious private school of the Argentine teacher Juan Pedro Escalada. He also took lessons in morality and mathematics from the Frenchman Francisco Sauvageod de Dupuis. At the age of 16 he moved to the grammar school of the Spanish professor Ildefonso Antonio Bermejo. In 1856, Talavera was one of the first students Bermejo took in his famous philosophy class (Aula de Filosofía) because of his abilities. In the same year he became editor of the magazine "EL SEMANARIO DE AVISOS Y CONOCIMIENTOS ÚTILES", which was also directed by Bermejo, from 1860 he published essays in the cultural magazine "AURORA". At the same time he was also translating Lamartine's French novel "Graziella" into Spanish.

When the Triple Alliance War (1864-1870) broke out, Talavera joined the military as a first lieutenant (Teniente). From June 17, 1865 to September 28, 1867 he was a war correspondent at the front. He wrote for the magazines "EL CENTINELA", "SEMANARIO", and from May 1867 also for the satirical magazine "CABICHUÍ", of which he was one of the founders. In it he published some poems in Guaraní for the first time in the literary history of the country . With his satire and his elaborate verses he strengthened the fighting spirit of his compatriots. He is quoted with the appeal: “Die before you live as a slave!” (¡Morir antes que esclavo vivir!).

He died of cholera on October 11, 1867 in Paso Pucú at the age of 28 before the end of the war.

Works

His most famous works include:

  • Himno Patriótico
  • A mi madre
  • La botella y la mujer
  • Reflections de un centinela en la víspera del combate

The Brazilian literary critic Walter Wey describes the verses Talavera as saying. "They are considered full of strong, intimate feeling stress and can be the best psychological documents about the war, which aroused the whole nation" About this Reflexiones writes Wey: "Talavera tells the thoughts of a soldier who finds himself on the eve of the battle between life and death with the sensitivity of a true artist, with no tricks, with great mastery of technique. "

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 11 de octubre: “Día del Poeta paraguayo” paraguaymipais.com.ar , October 5, 2012, accessed on February 17, 2019.
  2. ↑ Natalicio de María Talavera abc.com.py , October 9, 2012, accessed February 17, 2019.
  3. ↑ Natalicio Talavera portalguarani.com , accessed February 17, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Talavera, Natalicio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Journalist, narrator, poet, soldier and war correspondent for the Triple Alliance War
DATE OF BIRTH September 7, 1839
PLACE OF BIRTH Villarrica
DATE OF DEATH October 11, 1867
Place of death Paso Pucú