Francisco Lazo Martí, extraordinary medical and prairie poet
Eumenes Fuguet Borregales (*)
"the Creole Silva"
"I put in my pocket not the tears of the poor."
Dungeon's population, capital of Miranda municipality of Guarico state, boasts of having among its distinguished leaders Dr. Francisco Lazo Martí, son of Don Francisco and Dona Margarita Lazo Martí, born on March 14, 1869.
He studied elementary and secondary education in the native lar in parallel by reading classic, still a teenager preparing verses inspired by the magnificent landscape plains and in the conduct of its inhabitants, excellent student, eager to become a doctor did his preparation at the College of First Category of Calabozo, an institution founded in 1939 to help economically German taught in that school. Was traveling to Caracas only to take the tests at the Central University of Venezuela, got high marks and the best concept on the part of teachers, completing the study served as an intern at the Hospital Vargas. Francisco Lazo twenty years old, received his medical degree on August 2 1890. Attached
life system of the immense level returned to his native village dedicated to their work, which becomes a real apostolate for the benefit of the needy, who without charge gave them the drugs, acted with professionalism and dedication to serve their peers. Practiced in San Fernando de Apure, Puerto Otters, Chintz, Valle de la Pascua and other small towns in the vast plain, selflessly dedicated to the treatment of epidemics that swept the region; Lazo got involved in politics supporting Joaquín Crespo (1841 - 1898), and Legalist Revolution against President Raimundo Andueza Palace in 1892. Given
writing participated in the political newspaper published in the Legalist San Fernando de Apure in 1892, also wrote to the famous Caracas newspaper El Cojo Ilustrado. He remained in Puerto Otter between 1893 and 1897, there were helped with a small grocery store or warehouse. Those interested in studying medicine, he said: "Do not count on this job make you rich so painful." Dungeon
married in the January 6, 1897 with Panchita Rodríguez with whom he had four children that year began the preparation of his masterful work The Creole Silva, appointed Vice Chancellor College in Calabozo First Category, in September 1897 endorsed the candidacy General Merida Ignacio Andrade (1839-1925), with the backing of Joaquín Crespo; to this end the paper wrote in a direct vote. To the successful advancement of Cipriano Castro since his revolution with Restorative Táchira, Andrade left office on November 19, 1899. Dr. Lazo
he taught literature at Calabozo in 1901, year of publication in Caracas for his masterpiece "The Silva Criolla" by Typography Herrera Irigoyen. Built as a fighter since that year, fought alongside members of the Liberating Revolution led by banker Antonio Matos against Cipriano Castro (1858-1924), in the town of La Victoria during October and November 1902 Battle of thirty-nine days, the longest in the nation's history, won by Castro's forces. Lazo Martí good luck escaped into Valle de la Pascua. Doña
Panchita died of tuberculosis on August 6, 1903, our biography suffered from depression for this irreparable loss, devoting himself to writing poetry. In Puerto Otters had met Velasco Campins Venturia whom he married on August 17, 1905, three children procreate. Dungeon returned briefly in 1908, was transferred to Caracas because of paralysis that affected seriously the performance of their professional and literary activities. He suffered from insomnia, showing in his works the night that inspired him. On the recommendation optional convalesced in San José Hospital in Maiquetía, there he frequently visited the doctor noted Lisandro Alvarado (1858-1929), with whom he was old and fraternal friendship.
Dr. Francisco Lazo Martí, "the most famous national nativism" died of cerebral apoplexy on August 9, 1909, had only forty years, his remains were buried in 1913 in the Cathedral of Calabozo until 27 October 1983, when by order of the National Executive were transferred to the National Pantheon. Martí's legacy is long loop, which may include poems such as "Twilight" "Winter", "Tobacco Farmer", "Poinsettia" and "Comfort" among others.
Renowned Italian author Edoardo Cream (1892-1974), makes it known to her study on Martí loop written in 1942, the Creole Silva started his brilliant work with 290 verses the 368 culminates in a harmonious verses arranged in eleven songs was his broad vision of the beloved prairie landscape. As a physician benefactor remember his words: "I put in my pocket not the tears of the poor."
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