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Francisco Matos Paoli March 9, 1915 – July 10, 2000), was a Puerto Rican poet, critic, and essayist who in 1977 was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. His books were rooted in three major literary movements in Latin America: Romanticism, Modernism, and Postmodernism.〔 Paoli was also a Secretary General of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party and a Puerto Rican patriot. In 1950 he was imprisoned for having a Puerto Rican flag in his home, and for speaking on behalf of Puerto Rico's independence.〔 ==Early years== Paoli was one of nine siblings born and raised on the family farm in the town of Lares, a town which is historically known for El Grito de Lares, Puerto Rico's first rebellion for independence. His mother died in 1930 when he was 15 years old. The death of his mother compelled him to write his first collection of poems, titled ''Signario de Lágrimas'', which was published in 1931. Paoli received his primary and secondary education in his hometown. In high school he dedicated most of his time to reading classical literature.〔( Francisco Matos Paoli )〕 It was during his youth that he met Pedro Albizu Campos and became inspired to join the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party in its struggle for Puerto Rico's independence. In 1933, Paoli met fourteen-year-old Lolita Lebrón, during the celebration of her baptism into the Catholic faith. Soon, Paoli became Lebron's first boyfriend and they would often write letters to each other where they exchanged the poetry that they wrote. Paolí's family opposed their relationship because they considered Lebrón a ''jíbara'' (peasant). Her father also opposed this relationship and ordered her to stop writing to Paoli. However, they both continued to write to each other until he moved to San Juan to continue his education.〔Ribes Tovar et al., p.37〕 Matos Paoli enrolled at the Polytechnical School of the University of Puerto Rico and earned his Bachelor's degree in education with a major in Spanish. Lebrón, who became a nationalist herself and led the 1954 attack against the United States House of Representatives, moved to San Juan, where she studied sewing and continued her romantic relationship with Paoli.〔Ribes Tovar et al., p.46〕 The relationship ended when Paoli continued his postgraduate studies in the UPR and moved to Paris, France for a year to study comparative literature at the Sorbonne. In 1937, he published his second collection of poems titled ''Cardo Labriego''. During this time he met Isabel Freire Meléndez, a fellow independence advocate who in 1942 became his wife. After he earned his Master's degree in Spanish literature, he returned to Puerto Rico and in 1943 began a professorship in the Humanities Department of his alma mater, the University of Puerto Rico.〔(Francisco Matos Paoli, poeta )〕 He also became involved in spiritualism and founded a spiritualist center called ''Luz y Progreso'' (Light and Progress). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Francisco Matos Paoli」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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