Domingo Rivero
Domingo Rivero (23 March 1852 – 8 September 1929) was a Spanish poet from the Canary Islands.
Domingo Rivero | |
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 Domingo Rivero. | |
| Born | 23 March 1852 |
| Died | 8 September 1929 |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Period | 1899-1928 |
| Subject | Poetry |
| Notable works | Yo, a mi cuerpo |
Family
He was born in Arucas on 23 March 1852, son of Juan Rivero Bolaños and Rafaela María de San Félix.
Marriage and children
Rivero married Doña María de las Nieves del Castillo Olivares y Fierro in 1885.[1] They had seven children:
- Fernando (died at 17 months)
- Dolores
- Nieves
- María del Pino
- María Teresa
- Fernando
- Juan (died in 1928)
Early life
In his childhood, he lived in Guía, the town where his father was born.
He studied at the Colegio San Agustín de La Palmas de Gran Canaria. In 1869, he was elected to the committee of the Young Republicans. After a brief period in Paris he moved to London in 1870, where he met Fermín Salvochea.
From 1873 to 1881 he studied law in Madrid and Seville.
Career
After his studies he returned to Las Palmas in 1881, and remained in the Canary Islands for the rest of his life. He served as Relator of the National Audience of Las Palmas, and in 1904 became Secretary of the Government of Las Palmas until his retirement on 29 July 1921.[2]
Poetry
In 1899, Domingo Rivero wrote his first poem.[3]
Due to a meningeal epithelioma, his son Juan died in 1928, which made Rivero give up poetry.[4]
Notable works
"De la ermita perdida..." (1909) was the first poem of Domingo Rivero that caused a sensation in people.[5]
Various sources point out that "Yo, a mi cuerpo", his most famous work written in 1922, as representing the top of Canary Islands literature at the time.[6]
Death and Legacy
Death
He died in Las Palmas 8 September 1929, reportedly in the "early hours".[7]
Legacy
In Las Palmas, there is a street named after him.[8]
References
- ^ Ramos Almenara, Manuel (27 June 2025). "El poeta de los aires canarios". La Provincia. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ Padorno, Eugenio. "Achipielágo de las Letras, Domingo Rivero". Academia Canaria de las Letras. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ Biblioteca de Canarias. "Domingo Rivero". bibliotecadecanarias.org. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ Trasdemar (29 November 2020). ""Una oficina junto al mar" La escritura de Domingo Rivero". Trasdemar. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ Asosiación Cultural Revista Digital. "Domingo Rivero y su poema intitulado "De la ermita perdida..."". bienmesabe.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ Espiral 21 (1 December 2015). "Museo Domingo Rivero, 4 años de éxito… sin subvenciones". José S Mujica. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Museo Poeta Domingo Rivero (September 2014). The Poet (1st ed.). Avda. Rafael Cabrera n8: Canarias Ebook. pp. 4, 5, 6, 7. ISBN 978-84-15152-36-1. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ "Código Postal (CP): Calle Domingo Rivero – Palmas de Gran Canaria,Las". elcodigopostal.com. El Código Postal. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2025.