Mariano Melgar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mariano Melgar

Date of Birth: 10-Aug-1791

Place of Birth: Arequipa, Peru

Date of Death: 12-Mar-1815

Profession: poet

Nationality: Peru

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Mariano Lorenzo Melgar Valdivieso (1790–1815) was a Peruvian patriot, poet, artist, transaltor and warrior for the cause 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 famous poetic love songs known as yaravíes.
He is often considered like the Ecuadorian José Joaquín Olmedo and the Cuban José Martí, patriots of their respective countries.