José Milla y Vidaurre

José Milla y Vidaurre was born in Guatemala City in 1822, the son of a civil servant. A journalist, he was under-secretary of state for foreign affairs in the regime of Rafael Carrera, which led him to leave for the United States and Europe after the regime's fall in 1871. He signed as Salomé Jil, an anagram of his name, the chronicles of manners that made him popular, and wrote a history of Central America. Guatemalans regard him as the founder of their narrative prose. He died in Guatemala City in 1882.

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• NovelLa hija del AdelantadoJosé Milla y Vidaurre · 1866not translated into EnglishLiteraturePublic domain