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1851
Writeress Mercedes Matamoros y del Valle was born.
13 de Marzo de 1851
Writeress Mercedes Matamoros y del Valle is born. When she was three years old her mother died, so her father became her first mentor. With him she learned English and French and started her literary readings. She studied in the school El Sagrado Corazón (The Sacred Heart) in El Cerro, municipality. Her first daily customs articles were published in El Siglo and El Occidente newspapers. Later she collaborated in La Opinión (1868). El Triunfo (1878-1880), in El Almendares and besides in Revista de Cuba (1880-1883). From 1884 serious family troubles did not allow her writing, so, she dedicated to private teaching at Maria Luisa Dolz school. Antonio del Monte urged the publishing of her complete works Mercedes Matamoros returned to letters publishing in Ilustración de Cuba, La Golondrina (Guanabacoa), El PaÃs, La Habana Elegante, La Habana Literaria and El FÃgaro. Her poems Mirtos de antaño, published in El Diario de la Marina (1903-1904) and in El FÃgaro (1922), date from 1888 and 1889. El FÃgaro also published some poetries from her unedited book ArmonÃas cubanas (1897). Trelles, in his XIX Century mentions the one-act play El invierno en flor, quoted by Merhan, that could not be localized. Among her translations are works by Byron, Longfellow, Chaucer, Tennyson and Thomas Moore,. From French, André Chenier and Vigny and from German, Goethe and Schiller. Her sonnet 'La muerte del esclavo" (1879), written for a poetry contest, was translated to Swedish. She was known as "The Blind Lark". She used the pseudonymous of Ofelia. She died in in August 25th, 1906
1911
Composer, professor and orchestrta conductor José Ardévol was born.
13 de Marzo de 1911
He was born in Barcelona, Spain on March 13, 1911. Cuban by second citizenship. His father, Fernando Ardévol, started him on musical studies. He took a brief course on orchestra conduction with Hermann Scherchen. Author of numerousos texts on criticism and evaluation, published in Cuban and foreign magazines, as well as a historical sketch of music in Cuba. Composer of a great number of works (more than a hundred) in different genres: symphonic, chamber, ballet, choir, solo. Entre ellas: Tres cuartetos, Nueve pequeñas piezas, etc. He was director of music of the National Council of Culture, President of the Section of Music of the National Association of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC). and Dean of the Faculty of Music, from the higher Studies Arts Institute.
1921
Patriot, writer and historian Enrique Collazo died.
13 de Marzo de 1921
He was born in Santiago de Cuba in May, 1848 and died in Havana in March 13th, 1921. He studied High School in Spain and became Second Lieutenant in the Artillery Academy of Segovia (1866). Historian, journalist and patriot. He took part in the 1868 and 1895 Cuban Independence Wars and collaborated in Patria newspaper (1894). He joined to José Martà and Gómez to Santo Domingo and when the 1895 War broke out he came back to Cuba as expeditionary. He was promoted to General de Brigada. He directed El Cubano (1899). and settled with Márquez Sterling La Nación (1906). Author of important works such as Desde Yara hasta el Zanjón, Cuba independiente, La cuestión presidencial en Cuba, Los americanos en Cuba and Cuba heroica.
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