Fernando Santiván
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Fernando Santiván was a Chile
an writer. He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature
in 1952. His real name was Fernando Santibañez Puga.
He was the son of a Spaniard father and Chilean mother. At the age of 8 he was sent to the port city of Valparaiso
, where he attended several schools. Later, he attended the prestigious "Instituto Nacional
" and the School of Arts & Crafts, from which he was expelled for political reasons.
For a short time, he entered the Pedagogic Institute of the Universidad de Chile, studying maths and Spanish at the same time.
Santivan wanted to work to have his own independence, which lead him to take jobs unusual for a future writer; shoemaker, tailor, coal seller, boxer, propagandist, etc.
In 1912 he directed the weekly "Pluma y Lápiz" (Pen & Pencil). In 1914, he acted as secretary in organizing the Chilean Writers Society, the Floral Games that has as a winner the poet Gabriela Mistral
, with her Sonnets of Death.
He worked at several magazines and newspapers, directed some, and founded others like the successful magazine Artes y Letras.
By 1952, he received the Literature National Prize.
Santivan had a stroke in the city of Valdivia
, where he died in 1973.
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an writer. He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature
Chilean National Prize for Literature
Chile's National Prize for Literature was created by Law No. 7,368 during the presidency of Juan Antonio Ríos on 8 November 1942. It consists of a lump-sum monetary prize and a life-time monthly stipend . It was originally awarded every year until the amendments introduced by Law No...
in 1952. His real name was Fernando Santibañez Puga.
He was the son of a Spaniard father and Chilean mother. At the age of 8 he was sent to the port city of Valparaiso
Valparaíso
Valparaíso is a city and commune of Chile, center of its third largest conurbation and one of the country's most important seaports and an increasing cultural center in the Southwest Pacific hemisphere. The city is the capital of the Valparaíso Province and the Valparaíso Region...
, where he attended several schools. Later, he attended the prestigious "Instituto Nacional
Instituto Nacional
Instituto Nacional , founded on August 10, 1813 by the Chilean patriot José Miguel Carrera , officially Liceo Ex A-0 - Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera, is Chile's oldest and most prestigious school...
" and the School of Arts & Crafts, from which he was expelled for political reasons.
For a short time, he entered the Pedagogic Institute of the Universidad de Chile, studying maths and Spanish at the same time.
Santivan wanted to work to have his own independence, which lead him to take jobs unusual for a future writer; shoemaker, tailor, coal seller, boxer, propagandist, etc.
In 1912 he directed the weekly "Pluma y Lápiz" (Pen & Pencil). In 1914, he acted as secretary in organizing the Chilean Writers Society, the Floral Games that has as a winner the poet Gabriela Mistral
Gabriela Mistral
Gabriela Mistral was the pseudonym of Lucila de María del Perpetuo Socorro Godoy Alcayaga, a Chilean poet, educator, diplomat, and feminist who was the first Latin American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1945...
, with her Sonnets of Death.
He worked at several magazines and newspapers, directed some, and founded others like the successful magazine Artes y Letras.
By 1952, he received the Literature National Prize.
Santivan had a stroke in the city of Valdivia
Valdivia
-Geography:*Chile** Valdivia, Chile, a city and municipality in the Province of Valdivia** Valdivia River, a river which begins in the city of Valdivia** Valdivia Province, the Province of Valdivia...
, where he died in 1973.