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Vicente Fidel López
1815–1903
A leading voice in 19th-century Argentina, he moved between literature, politics, and historical writing with unusual ease. His life touched exile, public office, and some of the country's biggest debates about national identity and the past.
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Argentina, Legend and History
by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, Carlos O. (Carlos Octavio) Bunge, Luis María Drago, Juana Manuela Gorriti, Pedro Goyena, Juan María Gutiérrez, Pedro Lacasa, Lucio Vicente López, Vicente Fidel López, Vicente López y Planes, Bartolomé Mitre, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, Marcos Sastre
About the author
Born in Buenos Aires in 1815, Vicente Fidel López was an Argentine historian, lawyer, politician, and writer. He was the son of Vicente López y Planes, the author of the Argentine national anthem, and he came of age among the writers and thinkers later linked with the Generation of 1837.
As a young man, he opposed the rule of Juan Manuel de Rosas and spent years in exile in Chile. During that period he worked as a journalist, educator, and man of letters, building the broad intellectual career that would define him.
After returning to Argentina, he took part in public life while continuing to write. He became especially known for his historical work and for helping shape arguments about Argentina's origins, politics, and culture in the nineteenth century.