Juan Cruz Varela

Gender:Male

Ethnic origen: Unknown

Events:

1794  -  Buenos Aires  -  Not applicable  -  Born
1823  -  Buenos Aires  -  Unknown  -  He wrote a play, Dido.
1839  -  Montevideo  -  Unknown  -  Died in January

Connections:

Rosas opponents
Society 'Buen Gusto'
Unitarians
Writers (men)

Biography:
Born in 1794, he was the chronicler of Rivadavia's administration. He wrote two plays, Dido (1823) and Argia, for the Sociedad de Buen Gusto. He became a member of the Unitarian party, opposed to Rosas. His poem, "Al 25 de mayo de 1838" was against Rosas. He died in 1839. (Coaster, 104-106)

Brother of Florencio Varela.

References:

Coester, Alfred (1919) The Literary History of Spanish America