José Martiniano de Alencar (May 1, 1829 – December 12, 1877) was a Brazilian lawyer, politician, orator, novelist and dramatist. He is considered to be one of the most famous and influential Brazilian Romantic novelists of the 19th century, and a major exponent of the literary tradition known as "Indianism". Sometimes he signed his works with the pen name Erasmo.
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José Martiniano de Alencar 1 May 1829 Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
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Died |
12 December 1877 (aged 48) Rio de Janeiro City, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Zodiac | Taurus |
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