Juan Bautista Aguirre facts for kids
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Juan Bautista Aguirre
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| Born | 1725 Daule, Ecuador |
| Died | June 15, 1786 (aged 60) Tivoli, Italy |
| Occupation | Poet |
Juan Bautista Aguirre y Carbo (born April 11, 1725, in Daule, Ecuador – died June 15, 1786, in Tivoli, Italy) was an important poet and writer. He lived during the time when South America was still a colony of Spain. Many people see him as one of the first great poets from Ecuador and the wider Spanish-speaking world.
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Life of Juan Bautista Aguirre
Early Life and Education
Juan Bautista Aguirre was born to Carlos Aguirre Ponce de Solis and Teresa Carbo Cerezo. His parents were from Guayaquil, a city in Ecuador. He went to school at the San Luis Seminary College in Quito. Aguirre lived in Quito for about 30 years, which was almost half of his life. In 1758, he joined the Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuits.
Teaching and Exile
Aguirre became a teacher at the San Gregorio Magno University in Quito. He taught there until 1767. In that year, the Jesuits were ordered to leave all Spanish-controlled lands in the Americas. On August 20, 1767, Aguirre left South America from Guayaquil. He traveled to Faenza, Italy, where many Jesuits from Quito had found a new home.
Life in Italy
Once in Italy, Aguirre continued his work with the Jesuits. He became the leader of the Jesuit convent school in Ravenna. Later, he was the head of the college in Ferrara. In 1773, Pope Clement XIV officially ended the Jesuit Order. After this, Aguirre moved to Rome. He became friends with Monsignor Gregorio Bamaba Chiaramonti, who later became Pope Pius VII.
Aguirre's Poetry
Juan Bautista Aguirre wrote many different kinds of poems. His writings covered various topics. He wrote religious poems, which were about faith and spiritual ideas. He also wrote moral poems, which taught lessons about right and wrong. In addition, he wrote love poems, expressing feelings of affection.
See also
In Spanish: Juan Bautista Aguirre para niños
