Eumenes Fuguet Borregales (*)
The cathedral parish of the "city the Cabriales ", was born on December 18, 1889 horizonte, Venezuelan representative points, characterized by a human and vigorous prose, the son of the Maracaibo Pocaterra Demetrio Jaime and Doña Mercedes Mac Pherson, his first studies at school Salesian, just until the fourth grade. Fatherless
had to help support families through a few paid occupations such as assistant in a shoe and a shirt. Was eleven years old the family moved to Maracaibo, serving until 1905 in a store owned by Italians, date back to Valencia.
His passion for writing led him to work in the newspaper "Cain" opposite trend to the government of Cipriano Castro. In 1907 the president (governor) of Carabobo Samuel Child orders from Castro stopped and sent back to San Felipe Castle, a few months the castle San Carlos del Zulia. Pocaterra could achieve freedom in mid-1908, thanks to the diligence of a daughter of the historian Francisco González Valencia Guinan.
is appointed in 1909 secretary of Roberto Vargas Minister of Public Works and then president (governor) of Guarico, Pocaterra was appointed State Treasurer. Wrote in 1910 Dr. Baby, a satire against Samuel Child. The young José Rafael went to Maracaibo remained until 1913 performing public functions; Lives that year wrote the novel Dark and feminist politics. Back in Valencia joined the group of disaffected Gómez regime including Dr. Alejo Zuloaga. Avoiding falling back prisoner moved to Maracaibo in 1914 to serve as steward of public lands of the State, then served in the drafting of "The Phonograph" in 1916 Appointed Chief Registrar of the property of Zulia state, wrote Lives dark. The Zulia state legislature appointed him President of the Chamber of the Corporation.
His pen was in 1917 Tierra del Sol Amada and Ghost Town. In Caracas he wrote in 1918 for various media social including El Universal, published Patria, the mestizo, referring to Venezuela after the independence with which he won First Prize in Floral games. In January 1919
suffer the terrible prison of La Rotunda for three years, time in prison is used to write Memoirs of a Venezuelan in the decline, the House of Abila and several stories relating to living without freedom. During the first months of 1922 had success with Weekly Reader, published the story Tales Grotesque and work Diary of a young lady who annoys Iphigenia later known as Teresa de la Parra, grand prize-winning work in Paris. Fleeing
Gómez hurried on July 4, 1922 to America where he had to perform different jobs before moving to Canada. He married in 1922 with Mercedes Conde Flores had three children, she died in April 1925. Participated as Army Secretary Supreme Assault with Román Delgado Chalbaud head of the failed expedition of Cumana and ninety-nine men on board the German ship Falke executed on August 11, 1929, before being captured sea launched weapons, addressing Trinidad, and later to Canada, the widower marriage contracted in 1934 with the Canadian Marthe Arcand, procreate a child.
the death of Gomez returned to Venezuela, In 1939 he attended the Congress as senator from Carabobo, elected president of the Senate in the period 1939-1941, in 1939 wrote ALBA. Pocaterra spends little time as Minister of Labor to become president (governor) of Carabobo between 1941 and 1943, appointed Ambassador to Great Britain and in 1945 the same position in Russia until October of that year when he resigned in solidarity with President Isaias Medina Angarita ousted on 18 October. I would say on that occasion: "I resigned from my position as ambassador, I am not of those who play with certain ethical principles" •.
In 1948 he represented Venezuela at the Ninth International Conference held in Bogotá. In 1948 he was sent as Ambassador to the United States of America, which functions to resign because of the heinous murder of Carlos Delgado Chalbaud. Canada held the Chair in American Literature at the University of Montreal for up to 1954. Is appointed by the City Council as keynote speaker in March 1955 on the occasion of cuatricentenario of Valencia. Of the many interesting aspects pronounced with difficulty said: "I searched and found the story to Valencia." That year he published the poem Valencia, Venezuela. Duodenal ulcer died in Montreal on April 18, 1955 this famous writer, politician, humanist, poet, diplomat and freedom fighter, had sixty-six years of age. His remains arrived in Valencia after four days corresponded to Dr. Enrique Tejera say a few touching words at the wake held in the City Council. His remains rest in the municipal cemetery of his beloved Valencia of honor, glory and hope.
(*) Brigadier General History and Tradition eumenes7@gmail.com
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