Eladio Vergara y Vergara
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Eladio Vergara y Vergara | |
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| Born | 1821 |
| Died | 1888 (aged 66–67) |
| Language | Spanish |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Education | Law |
| Alma mater | Del Rosario University |
| Period | 19th century |
| Genre | Epic poetry |
| Notable works | Guerra de Neo-Granada,
El Mudo, El Misionero. Drama tradicional en tres actos [and in verse]. 1851, Capilla del Sagrario de Bogotá |
| Spouse | Paulina Velasco Velasco |
| Relatives | Jose Maria Vergara y Vergara |
Eladio Vergara y Vergara (1821–1888) was a Colombian writer, historian, chronicler and cultural administrator of the nineteenth century.[1] He is best known for his work on colombia historial and literary institutions, his works on the Capilla del Sagrario de Bogotá and the epic poem "Guerra de Neo-Granada" first introduced in the political magazine "La Matricaria" created by prestigious writer Jose Maria Vergara y Vergara, his brother.
He was the son of Ignacio Manuel de Vergara, who preceded him as mayordomo-tesorero of the Capilla del Sagrario. Vergara belonged to a prominent New Granadan family deeply embedded in ecclesiastical, cultural, and intellectual life since the colonial period.
He received a classical education typical of Bogotá´s learned elites in the mid-nineteenth century, grounded in latin and ecclesiastical history and large colonial archives.[2]
Eladio was also related by blood to General Tomas Cipriano de Mosquera.[3] Served Colombia as Secretary of Finance of the State of Cauca [4][5]