Alejandro Guanes Artist
Alejandro Guanes was born in Asunción, Paraguay, November 28, 1872. He was son of Francisco Guanes and Matilde Recalde. He was a poet, prose-writer, teacher and journalist. While still a teenager, he traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina, to continue his studies at the San José High School of the capital. There he released his first poems, "Primavera" (Spring) among them, that was dedicated to his far and beloved country.