Carlos Wyld Ospina facts for kids

Carlos Wyld Ospina was an important writer from Guatemala. He was born on June 19, 1891, in Antigua Guatemala and passed away on his birthday, June 19, 1956, in Quetzaltenango. He wrote many different types of works, including novels, essays, and poems.

About Carlos Wyld Ospina

Early Life and Family

Carlos Wyld Ospina was the son of Guillermo Wyld Quiñones and Soledad Ospina Chaparro. His mother was related to Mariano Ospina Rodríguez, who was once the President of Colombia. Carlos also had English family roots, as his grandfather on his father's side was from England.

Life as a Writer

Carlos Wyld Ospina spent most of his life in Quetzaltenango, a city in Guatemala. He also lived for some time in Mexico and Guatemala City.

He was very active in the world of writing and journalism. In Mexico, he helped start a newspaper called Churubusc with another writer named Porfirio Barba Jacob. He also directed a Guatemalan newspaper called El Zaraguat.

Carlos Wyld Ospina was part of a group of writers called Los Líricos. Other famous artists and writers like Alberto Velásquez Günther, Carlos Mérida, and Rafael Yela Günther were also in this group. He was also a member of the Academia Guatemalteca de la Lengua (Guatemalan Academy of Language) and the Sociedad de Geografía e Historia (Society of Geography and History). These groups are important for studying and preserving language, history, and geography.

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In Spanish: Carlos Wyld Ospina para niños