Ventura Ruiz Aguilera
Ventura Ruiz Aguilera (spr. Aghilera) (born November 2, 1820 in Salamanca , † July 1, 1881 in Madrid ) was a Spanish poet .
Ruiz Aguilera studied medicine in Salamanca without becoming a doctor, later went to Madrid, where he joined the progressist party, became director of the archaeological museum there after a long journalistic activity and died in Madrid on July 1, 1881.
His reputation as a poet was based on his popular Cantares , which he soon followed up with Ecos nationales and Elegias . The latter were translated into almost all European languages (into German by Johannes Fastenrath in the book of my Spanish friends , Vol. 2, Leipzig. 1870).
The satyras and his short stories are less important . The Legenda de Noche-Buena (1872; German von Fastenrath, Leipzig 1880) offers a collection of meaningful and atmospheric Christmas carols .
In his poems Aguilera knew how to express ardent patriotism and wistful lamentation, warm enthusiasm and sensitive contemplation with equal perfection. A complete edition of his works was published in Madrid in 1873, a volume of selected poems in 1880.
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| SURNAME | Ruiz Aguilera, Ventura |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Aguilera, Ventura Ruiz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 2, 1820 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Salamanca |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 1, 1881 |
| Place of death | Madrid |