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José Martín Antonio Gautier Benítez (April 12, 1849 – January 24, 1880) was a Puerto Rican poet of the Romantic Era.〔(Amor y patria: José Gautier Benítez y Gustavo )〕 ==Early years== Gautier Benítez was born in Caguas, Puerto Rico to Rodulfo Gautier and the Puerto Rican poet, Alejandrina Benitez de Gautier. His great-aunt, Maria Bibiana Benitez, was also a well known Puerto Rican poet. He was mostly influenced by the exponents of the Romantic poetry of the 19th century.〔(El Nuevo Dia )〕 Gautier Benítez's father wanted him to take up a military career and so in 1865, he was sent to military school in San Juan. When he graduated, he went to Madrid, Spain, where he continued his military education.〔 When Gautier Benítez returned to Puerto Rico from Spain, he found a job in the provincial government office. According to his military records, between September 26 and November 8 of 1868, Gautier Benítez fought against the members of the "Revolution Committee of Puerto Rico" involved in "El Grito de Lares", a short lived independence revolt against Spanish rule in Puerto Rico.〔(Breve historia del Grito de Lares )〕 In 1873 he joined the Liberal Reformist Party and became a principal force behind the creation of the ''Ateneo Puertorriqueño''. In 1878 he became the co-founder, along with his friend Manuel de Elzabura, of the ''Puerto Rican Review''. That same year he wrote his first poem ''A Puerto Rico'' (To Puerto Rico), was highly acclaimed by his contemporaries as one of his greatest works. ''A Puerto Rico'' also received an award from the ''Ateneo''.〔 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「José Gautier Benítez」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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