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1837
Writer Francisco de Arango y Parreño died.
21 de Marzo de 1837
He was born in Havana, in May 22nd, 1775 and died in March 21st, 1837. He studied Humanities in the Real Colegio Seminario de San Carlos y San Ambrosio (San Carlos and San Ambrosio Seminar). In 1781 he entered in the Faculty of Laws of the Royal and Pontificious University of San Jerónimo, of Havana, where he graduated as Bachelor in Civil Laws in 1786. Being a student he began to outstand because of his oratory and his knowledge on jurisprudence, so, just graduated he practiced twice in the Royal Law Professorship in the same University.
He sailed to Spain in 1787 and entered in the Royal Academy of Common and National Law of Madrid. He was outstanding student of Common People Laws in the Royal House of Studies of San Isidro. In 1788 he was appointed main attorney from Havana City Hall to the Government of Madrid. He got the title of Lawyer in 1789. He was appointed hearer of the Royal Court of Justice of Santo Domingo (1793). In 1794 made a journey from Spain with the Count of Casa Montalvo through Portugal, England, Barbados and Jamaica, aimed to study Economy and Development of these countries and colonies. In 1795 he returned to Cuba and joined the Royal Patriotic Society of (1797-1798) and some time later he was elected Associate of Honour (1813).
He joined the comission in charge of editing and managing Papel Periódico de la Havana when it began to be published by the Royal Patriotic Society. He was appointed honorary hearer of the Royal Court of Justice of Mexico (1810). In 1811 he was appointed Member of the Board of Censorship and was honoured as Minister of the Supreme Council of West Indies. Together with other outstanding personalities he was appointed deputy to ordinary Courts in 1813. Being appointed Counsellor of State in 1820, he could not take possession because of the constitutional regime in Spain. He was in charge of the Army Intendancy and the Subdelegate Superintendancy of Royal Finance Ministry (1824). In 1825 he was appointed for writing the plan of studies which should be put into effect in the Island. In 1834 the title of Grandee of the Kingdom was conferred to him. In 1836 he became Vicepresident of the Board in charge of arranging aspects and problems concerning to elementary teaching. He wrote a Extracto del EspÃritu de las leyes de Montesquieu.
2000
World Day on Poetry
21 de Marzo de 2000
The World Day on Poetry proclaimed by the General Conference of the UNESCO, was firstly arranged in March 21st, 2000. In spite of the brief time to be origanized, this day was celebrated in several member states: (Germany, Korea, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Egypt, Slovakia, Federation of Russia, France, Hungary, India, Italy, Lebanon, , Luxemburgo, Morocco, Mexico, Paraguay, Poland, Senegal, Turkey, Tunez and Uruguay) as well as in the venue of the UNESCO.
This day assists to support poetry, concretely to foster the efforts made by small editors who try to penetrate the book market by publishing more and more works by young poets, by returning to orality, it is to say to live show, because nowadys poetry recitals attracts more and more people; by restablishing the dialogue between poetry and the other arts – theater, dance, music, painting, ...- and with current themes such as peace culture, no violence, tolerance,..; Also the poetry image depicted in social mass media so that poetry art would be considered not outdated, but an art which allow society as a whole to retrieve and affirm its identity.
2001
Writer Doralina Alonso Pérez-Corcho died.
21 de Marzo de 2001
She was born in December 22th, 1910 and died in March 21th, 2001. She was one of the pathfinders in Cuban literature for children and youngsters, and all classicals in Latin America. She wrote for Cuban children, but her books are enjoyed all over the world. Her more than twenty books reach a total amount of three million of copies, and twice she won the important Casa de las Américas Award.
Aventuras de Guille, was the first Cuban adventure novel for children, later she wrote El cochero azul, Gente de mar, Ponolani and El valle de la pájara pinta, a masterwork. Quite beautiful are the poems from La flauta de chocolate, the stories from Juega la dama and Tres lechuzas en un cuento. Among her theatre works for the youngest are, besides PelusÃn del monte, others like: Bombón y Cascabel, Espantajo y los pájaros y Cómo el trompo aprendió a bailar. Her work for adults is also very wide: stories gathered in Once caballos, chronicles from \\\"El año 61\\\" and her memories published under the title of Agua pasada. Her last book Juan Ligero y el gallo encantado, is a brief novel considered by different to her previous incursions within the genre, not by its theme, but by its style.
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