Juan Zorrilla de San Martín
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| Juan Zorrilla de San Martín | |
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 Uruguayan writer
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| Born | December 28, 1855 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Died | November 3, 1931 Montevideo, Uruguay |
Juan Zorrilla de San Martín (December 28, 1855 – November 3, 1931) was a Uruguayan epic poet. Two of his most famous poems are Tabaré and La Leyenda Patria (The patriot legend). He also had a political rol, and was uruguayan embassador in several periods. His house in Montevideo, is now a Museum. One of his sons, José Luis Zorrilla de San Martín was an important and well known sculptor.
He is author of the Hymn to the Tree (Himno al Arbol) a well known spanish poem later made a song in several latinamerican countries.
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