Rafael Obligado

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Rafael Obligado (January 27, 1851 - March 8 de 1920) was an Argentine poet and Playwright.

Obligado was the son of Luis Obligado y Saavedra and María Jacinta Ortiz Urién who gave him an excellent edcucation. During the 1880s he became known as "el poeta del Paraná" (the poet of Paraná). He wrote peotry with Gaucho themes, but using cultured and educated language. He was heavily influenced by contemporary French poetry.

Obligado's most famous play is called "Santos Vega".

He was one of the founders of the "Facultad de Filosofía y Letras" (Faculty of Philosophy and Literature) of the Universidad de Buenos Aires, where he served as the vicedeacon on several occasions. In 1909 he was awarded an honourary degree by the university.

[edit] Spanish wikisource

• Rafael Obligado (Spanish)

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• Pensamiento poem (Spanish)
• Obligado's Poetry (Spanish)
• Facultad de Filosofia y Letras (Spanish)