Agustini, Delmira b. October 24, 1886 d. July 6, 1914 Poet. A major Latin American author of the early 20th Century. Her verse expressed intense erotic yearning with bold, dense imagery. Many view her as a proto-feminist because she saw sex as empowering for women, much to the outrage of her predominately male critics. Agustini's most provocative work is "The Rosary of Eros", a cycle of five poems in which she applied the spirit of Catholic devotion to the mythological god of love. Other notable poems are "Mouth to Mouth", "The Intruder"...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards) Central Cemetery, Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay
Gestido, Oscar Diego b. November 28, 1901 d. December 6, 1967 President of Uruguay. He served as president of Uruguay from March 1, 1967 until his death from a heart attack on December 6, 1967. Joining the military in 1917, he served in the artillery and aviation divisions and was appointed as an air attache to France in 1932. In 1949 he was promoted to the rank of general, and two years later was named Inspector General of the Army. Following retirement from the military in 1957, he served as president and auditor of the State Railway Administration, in...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.) Central Cemetery, Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay
b. October 24, 1886 d. July 6, 1914