José de Alencar
José de Alencar | |
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José de Alencar, c. 1870 | |
| Secretary of State for Justice Affairs | |
| In office 16 July 1868 – 10 January 1870 | |
| Monarch | Pedro II |
| Prime Minister | Viscount of Itaboraí |
| Preceded by | Martim Ribeiro de Andrada |
| Succeeded by | Joaquim Otávio Nébias |
| General Deputy | |
| In office 1861–1870 | |
| Constituency | Ceará |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José Martiniano de Alencar 1 May 1829 |
| Died | 12 December 1877 (aged 48) Rio de Janeiro, Neutral Municipality, Empire of Brazil |
| Resting place | Cemitério de São João Batista, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Georgiana Augusta Cochrane |
| Children | 6, including Mário |
| Relatives | José Martiniano de Alencar (father) The 1st Baron of Alencar (younger brother) |
| Alma mater | University of São Paulo |
| Occupation | Lawyer, politician, orator, novelist, dramatist |
| Writing career | |
| Pen name | Erasmo Ig |
| Literary movement | Romanticism |
| Notable works | O Guarani, Senhora, Lucíola, Iracema, Ubirajara |
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José Martiniano de Alencar (1 May 1829 – 12 December 1877) was a Brazilian lawyer, politician, orator, novelist and dramatist. He is considered to be one of the most famous and influential Brazilian Romantic novelists of the 19th century, and a major exponent of the literary tradition known as "Indianism". Sometimes he signed his works with the pen name Erasmo. He was patron of the 23rd chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.