CÉSAR VALLEJO

CÉSAR VALLEJO

César Abraham Vallejo Mendoza was born on 16 March 1892 in Santiago de Chuco, La Libertad Department, in the sierra norte of the Peru. His parents were Francisco de Paula Vallejo Benítez y María de los Santos Mendoza.

He studied high school in Huamachuco, and joined the University of Trujillo to study letters. San Marcos also studied at the University. Before traveling to Paris he maintained friendship with Antenor Orrega, Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre, Manuel Gonzales Prada, Abraham Baldelomar, José María Eguren and José Carlos Mariátegui, leading intellectuals of the 20th century.
Since 1923 he lived between Paris and Madrid dedicated to literature, journalism and politics. He also traveled to Moscow three times.

In 1927 he met Georgette Philippant (who married the following year).

Vallejo is the author of important books of poetry such as:
-The heralds negos (1919).
-Trilce (1922).
-Spain, away from me this chalice (1939).
-Human poems (1939).
His works stand out in narrative:
-Paco Yunque (1931).
-Wild fabla (1923).
-Tungsten (1923).

He died in Paris on April 15, 1938. He was buried at Montrouge cemetery in the same city.