Carlos Luis de Cuenca y Velasco

Carlos Luis de Cuenca y Velasco (Madrid, January 8, 1849 – Ávila, September 2, 1927) was a Spanish journalist, writer, poet, and playwright.

Carlos Luis de Cuenca y Velasco
BornJanuary 8, 1849
Madrid, Spain
DiedSeptember 2, 1927(1927-09-02) (aged 78)
Ávila, Spain
Occupation(s)Journalist, writer, poet, playwright

Biography

Born in Madrid[1] on January 8, 1849,[2] he studied law at the Central University of Madrid.[3] He was head of the legal corps of the Army and worked as a journalist for La Ilustración Española y Americana, La Correspondencia Militar, Revista Popular, ABC, Heraldo de Madrid,[2] El Debate and Blanco y Negro.[2][4] He was also the director of La Ilustración de la Infancia.[2]

He used the pseudonyms "Luis de Charles," "Fulano de Tal," and "Mefistófeles".[4]

Among his theatrical works are Fama inmortal, La herencia de un rey, Entregar la carta, Franceses y prusianos, Mambrú, La divina zarzuela, De Madrid a la luna, Un nudo morrocotudo, La tarjeta de Canuto, Lysistrata, and Cristóbal Colón.[5][4]

He died in Ávila,[6] on September 2, 1927.[7] After his death, he was buried in the city's cemetery, in a family pantheon.[2][8] He is the great-grandfather of Luis Alberto de Cuenca.[9]

References
  1. Gómez García, Manuel (1998). Diccionario Akal de Teatro. Ediciones Akal. p. 227. ISBN 9788446008279.
  2. "Carlos Luis de Cuenca". El Sol. Vol. 3, no. 147. September 4, 1927. p. 12. ISSN 2174-6362.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  3. "Fallecimiento del periodista católico don Carlos Luis de Cuenca". La Cruz. Vol. 8, no. 539. September 6, 1927. p. 1.
  4. "Fallecimiento del poeta Carlos Luis de Cuenca". La Correspondencia Militar. Vol. 14, no. 813. September 3, 1927. p. 1.
  5. Ossorio y Bernard, Manuel (1903). Ensayo de un catálogo de periodistas españoles del siglo XIX. Madrid: Imprenta y litografía de J. Palacios. p. 97.
  6. Gómez García, Manuel (1998). Diccionario Akal de Teatro. Ediciones Akal. p. 227. ISBN 9788446008279.
  7. "Carlos Luis de Cuenca". La Voz. Vol. 2, no. 146. September 3, 1927. p. 6.
  8. "Muertos ilustres e interesantes notas de la actualidad en provincias". Mundo Gráfico. No. 827. (photographic portrait of Carlos Luis de Cuenca). September 7, 1927. p. 18. ISSN 1579-847X.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  9. Cuenca, Luis Alberto de (September 2006). "Mis traducciones poéticas". Insula: Revista de letras y ciencias humanas (717): 30–32. ISSN 0020-4536.

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