José Trajano Mera
José Trajano Mera Iturralde was an Ecuadorian poet, playwright and diplomat from a literary family with a cultural lineage. His father was the writer Juan Leon Mera who wrote Ecuador's first novel Cumanda and the text of the Ecuadorian National Anthem.
He earned a degree in jurisprudence from the Central University of Ecuador. He died in Guayaquil in 1919 while holding the position of Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Relations.Works
