Francisco Diaz-Silveira

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name=Francisco Diaz-Silveira


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birth_date=February 4, 1871
birth_place= Havana, Cuba
death_date=February 16, 1925
death_place= Havana, Cuba

Francisco Diaz-Silveira (February 4, 1871 in Havana, Cuba - February 16, 1925 in Havana, Cuba) was a well known Cuban journalist, writer and poet.

When he was thirteen years old he emigrated to Key West, Florida with its family for political reasons. For a time he was a cigar worker. He was secretary of the Club San Carlos in Key West. During the Cuban War of 1895, he returned to Cuba in the expedition of Carlos Roloff and Serafíín Sanchez. He was the Representative of the western Cuba in the Assembly of Jimaguayú and head of office of the Ministry of the Interior. He was eventually promoted to rank of colonel in the cavalry.

He comprised of the part of the writing staff of "La Nacion" (1898-1899) from Mapos, Sancti Spíritus (the Villas). In 1912, he became co-editor with Carvallo Miyeres the weekly paper "El Teatro", which in the following year he became the sole editor and renamed it "Universal".

During this same period he carried out diverse public positions, to which he soon resigned due to political differences. Later, persuaded by friends and ex-combatants, he returned to the public life and he held administrative positions within the municipality of Havana.

He collaborated in various magazines and newspapers such as "El Yara", "La Discusion", "El Figaro", "Cuba y America", "Azul y Rojo", and "Letras".He translated works such as Carducci and Lord Byron among other authors.

Family life

He was married to Dolores Lopez and had five children, Elena, Carlos, Lydia, Olga and Francisco Diaz-Silviera Lopez.

References

* "Directorio Social de la Habana 1948" (Havana, Cuba:P. Fernandez y Cia, S. en C., 1948) es icon
* [http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/servlet/SirveObras/01159629211030412970035/254d.htm Bibloteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes bio] es icon
* "Fugitivas", Esteban Borrero Echeverría (Havana, Cuba: Imp. El Comercio, 1901) es icon
* "El Poeta de la Guerra", Miguel Ángel Carbonell (Havana, Cuba: Editorial Guáimaro, 1938) es icon

Persondata
NAME=Diaz-Silveira, Francisco
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Cuban journalist, writer and poet
DATE OF BIRTH=February 4, 1871
PLACE OF BIRTH=Havana, Cuba
DATE OF DEATH=February 16, 1925
PLACE OF DEATH=Havana, Cuba