Mariano Melgar
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 210 years ago |
| Date of birth | August 10,1790 |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Born | Arequipa |
| Peru | |
| Date of died | March 12,1815 |
| Died | Umachiri |
| Peru | |
| Parents | Juan de Dios Melgar |
| Andrea de Valdivieso | |
| Nationality | Peruvian |
| Full name | Mariano Lorenzo Melgar Valdivieso |
| Place of burial | Cementerio Apacheta, José Luis Bustamante, Peru |
| Education | Colegio San Jerónimo Arequipa |
| National Major University of San Marcos | |
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| ID | 681862 |
Mariano Melgar Life story
Mariano Lorenzo Melgar Valdivieso was a Peruvian revolutionary, poet, artist, translator and patriot soldier during the Peruvian War of Independence from Spain. As a poet, Melgar became one of the most prominent romantic poets of Peru in the 19th century history, best known for his poetic love songs known as yaravíes.