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Hermógenes Irisarri

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In this Chilean name, the first or paternal surname is Irisarri and the second or maternal family name is Trucíos.

Hermógenes Irisarri
Born
Hermógenes Irisarri Trucíos

(1819-04-19)19 April 1819
Santiago, Chile
Died22 July 1886(1886-07-22) (aged 67)
Santiago, Chile
Other nameHermógenes de Irisarri [1]
Occupations
SpouseAna Rosa Luco Huici
Children1
FatherAntonio José de Irisarri
RelativesAntonio Smith (nephew)
FamilyLarraín family

Hermógenes Irisarri Trucíos (19 April 1819 – 22 July 1886), was a Chilean poet, journalist, editor and diplomat.[2] Irisarri served as the Chilean chargé d'affaires to Central America, and later as the Chilean representative to Guatemala.[2]

Early life and education

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Irisarri was born on 19 April 1819 in Santiago to Antonio José de Irisarri, a Guatemalan writer, statesman, journalist and politician, and María Mercedes Trucíos y Larraín (died 1871), a member of the Los Ochocientos branch of the Larraín family.[2][3][4][5] Through his sister Carmen Irisarri Trucíos, Irisarri was the uncle of Antonio Smith, a painter, engraver, caricaturist and art teacher.[6][7]

Irisarri attended the Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera but did not complete his studies.[2]

Career

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A member of the Literary Society of 1842, Irisarri later contributed to the societies associated magazine Revista de Santiago (Spanish: Santiago Magazine) which ran from 1848 to 1855.[1][8] In 1846, Irisarri became an editor for El Mosaico (Spanish: The Mosaic), a weekly newspaper on the development of art, literature, and science in Europe.[9] However, El Mosaico only survived 12 editions before ceasing publication.[9]

Irisarri also contributed to the newspapers La Semana, La Lectura, El Correo de Ultramar, and worked as a translator for El Ferrocarril (Spanish: The Railroad).[2][10] In 1854, Narciso Desmadryl [es; fr] published two biographies of famous Chilean men under Irisarri's direction and editorship.[2][11][12] In 1872, Irisarri began writing for the Peruvian newspaper El Herald.[2]

Diplomatic and political career

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Irisarri was appointed the chargé d'affaires to three Central American republics, before serving as the Chilean representative to Guatemala.[2] From 1885 to 1858, Irisarri was the elected alternate deputy for Petorca.[2]

Personal life

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Trucíos was married to Ana Rosa Luco Huici, with whom he had one son.[2][3]

On 22 July 1886 Irisarri died in Santiago, aged 67.[2]

Bibliography

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Poems

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  • Irisarri, Hermógenes. Al Sol de Septiembre.[2]
  • Irisarri, Hermógenes. A San Martin.[2]
  • Irisarri, Hermógenes. La Mujer Adultera.[2]

Plays

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  • Irisarri, Hermógenes (1847). El Comercio.[2]

Editor

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Movimiento Literario de 1842: Sociedad literaria de 1842". Memoria Chilena (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: National Library of Chile. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Reseña Biográfica Hermógenes Irisarri Trucíos". Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias (in Spanish). Valparaíso, Chile: Library of the National Congress of Chile. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  3. ^ a b Guarda, Gabriel (2015). "Los Ochocientos; las damas y sus matrimonios". Los ochocientos: la rama menor de la familia Larraín y las élites en 1810. Santiago, Chile. p. 43. Retrieved 19 May 2026.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ Menéndez y Pelayo, Marcelino (1894). Antología de poetas hispano-americanos. Tomo III (in Spanish). Madrid: Real Academia Española. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  5. ^ Villablanca Kong, Lorena (14 October 2024). "Retrato de Doña Mercedes Trucios y Larraín de Irisarri". SURDOC (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Centro de Documentación de Bienes Patrimoniales. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  6. ^ Pilleux Cepeda, Mauricio (20 March 2019). "IRISARRI; Irisarri Alonso, Antonio José". Genealog (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  7. ^ Pilleux Cepeda, Mauricio. "GENEALOGIA DE LA FAMILIA SMITH; Jorge Smith". Genealog (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  8. ^ "Revista de Santiago (1848-1855)". Memoria Chilena (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: National Library of Chile. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  9. ^ a b "El Mosaico (1860); El Mosaico (1846)". Memoria Chilena (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: National Library of Chile. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  10. ^ "La semana (1859-1860)". Memoria Chilena (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: National Library of Chile. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  11. ^ De Irisarri, Hermógenes, ed. (1854). Galería nacional o colección de biografías i retratos de hombres celebres de Chile: tomo primero [National gallery or collection of biographies and portraits of famous men from Chile: Volume I] (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Narciso Desmadryl.
  12. ^ De Irisarri, Hermógenes, ed. (1854). Galería nacional o colección de biografías i retratos de hombres celebres de Chile: tomo segundo [National gallery or collection of biographies and portraits of famous men from Chile: Volume II] (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Narciso Desmadryl.
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