Florentino Álvarez Mesa
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Florentino Álvarez Mesa was a Spanish
journalist
, writer
and politician
.
He was born in 1846 in Avilés
, Asturias
. During his childhood he spent some years in Madrid
before returning to Avilés.
His first writings appeared in 1886 in the newspaper El Eco de Avilés. On 1889 he founded the weekly La Luz de Avilés that was published until 1890, when he developed an interest in political writing and liberalism and began writing under the pseudonym Fray Zurriago de Rondiella. Later he founded
El Diario de Avilés and was director until the paper was put out of production in 1914. He also collaborated with numerous other local papers and journalists.
In 1907 he began publishing Crónicas avilesinas in the magazine Asturias of Havana
.
He served as Mayor of Avilés from 1891 to 1907 when he retired to his estate property of El Caliero in Pravia
.
He died in 1926.
Spain
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journalist
Journalist
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, writer
Writer
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and politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
.
He was born in 1846 in Avilés
Avilés
Avilés is a city in Asturias, Spain. Avilés is with Oviedo and Gijón, one of the main towns in the Principality of Asturias.The town occupies the flattest land in the municipality, in a land that belonged to the sea, surrounded by small promontories, all of them having an altitude of less than...
, Asturias
Asturias
The Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages...
. During his childhood he spent some years in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
before returning to Avilés.
His first writings appeared in 1886 in the newspaper El Eco de Avilés. On 1889 he founded the weekly La Luz de Avilés that was published until 1890, when he developed an interest in political writing and liberalism and began writing under the pseudonym Fray Zurriago de Rondiella. Later he founded
El Diario de Avilés and was director until the paper was put out of production in 1914. He also collaborated with numerous other local papers and journalists.
In 1907 he began publishing Crónicas avilesinas in the magazine Asturias of Havana
Havana
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.
He served as Mayor of Avilés from 1891 to 1907 when he retired to his estate property of El Caliero in Pravia
Pravia
Pravia is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias. It is bordered on the north by Cudillero and Muros de Nalón, on the east by Candamo and Soto del Barco, on the west by Cudillero and Salas, and on the south by Candamo and Salas.Since 774, when King Silo...
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He died in 1926.