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Antonio Esteban Agüero

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Antonio Esteban Agüero

Birth
Piedra Blanca, Departamento de Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
Death
18 Jun 1970 (aged 53)
San Luis, Departamento de Juan Martín de Pueyrredón, San Luis, Argentina
Burial
Departamento de Junín, San Luis, Argentina Add to Map
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Poet, Politician. On January 30, 1938, the Buenos Aires newspaper "La Prensa" published his poem "Baladilla de los pies descalzos," the first to address a social issue. From then on, he regularly collaborated in the newspaper's Sunday supplement, as well as in numerous Argentine and foreign magazines and newspapers. Since 1938, Agüero collaborated in the Sunday supplement of the newspaper "La Prensa" (Buenos Aires), and in numerous Argentine and foreign magazines and newspapers. In 1949 and 1950, the National Commission for Culture awarded him a Scholarship to carry out Studies and Research on the life and work of Leopoldo Lugones. In 1960, the Buenos Aires newspaper Clarín awarded the poet the Sesquicentennial Prize of the May Revolution for his poem "A man tells his little country," by unanimous vote of the three jurors: Jorge Luis Borges, Enrique Larreta and Fermín Estrella Gutiérrez. Among his main publications are: "Local Poems" (1937), "Romancero Aldeano" (1938), "Pastorales" (1939), "Romancero de niños" (1946), "Cantatas del árbol" (1953), "Un man says to his little country" (1972), "Songs for the human voice" (1973) and "Unpublished Poems" (1978), the last three published by his wife. In 1970, Agüero received the title of Doctor Honoris Causa Post-Mortem from the National University of San Luis.
Poet, Politician. On January 30, 1938, the Buenos Aires newspaper "La Prensa" published his poem "Baladilla de los pies descalzos," the first to address a social issue. From then on, he regularly collaborated in the newspaper's Sunday supplement, as well as in numerous Argentine and foreign magazines and newspapers. Since 1938, Agüero collaborated in the Sunday supplement of the newspaper "La Prensa" (Buenos Aires), and in numerous Argentine and foreign magazines and newspapers. In 1949 and 1950, the National Commission for Culture awarded him a Scholarship to carry out Studies and Research on the life and work of Leopoldo Lugones. In 1960, the Buenos Aires newspaper Clarín awarded the poet the Sesquicentennial Prize of the May Revolution for his poem "A man tells his little country," by unanimous vote of the three jurors: Jorge Luis Borges, Enrique Larreta and Fermín Estrella Gutiérrez. Among his main publications are: "Local Poems" (1937), "Romancero Aldeano" (1938), "Pastorales" (1939), "Romancero de niños" (1946), "Cantatas del árbol" (1953), "Un man says to his little country" (1972), "Songs for the human voice" (1973) and "Unpublished Poems" (1978), the last three published by his wife. In 1970, Agüero received the title of Doctor Honoris Causa Post-Mortem from the National University of San Luis.

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