{"id":6345,"date":"2021-07-21T12:10:08","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T10:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recoletacemetery.com\/?p=6345"},"modified":"2021-08-15T18:13:46","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T16:13:46","slug":"577-miguel-cane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recoletacemetery.com\/?p=6345","title":{"rendered":"577. miguel can\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/recoletacemetery.com\/images\/201212F47.jpg\" alt=\"Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires, Miguel Can\u00e9\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Born in Montevideo in 1851, the Can\u00e9 family returned to Argentina when Miguel was only two years old. Their self-imposed exile from Rosas likely influenced the young Can\u00e9 to become involved in Argentine politics, but he also left behind a body of literature that reflected the spirit of a new nation discovering itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the 1860s, Can\u00e9 attended the prestigious Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires along with classmates who would also become leaders of Argentina. With a new curriculum directed by <strong>Amadeo Jacques<\/strong>, twenty years later Can\u00e9 would look back on his time there &amp; write a memoir titled <em>Juvenilia<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/recoletacemetery.com\/images\/Juvenilia.jpg\" alt=\"Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires, Miguel Can\u00e9, Juvenilia\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>After participating in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.recoletacemetery.com\/?p=258\">War of the Triple Alliance<\/a>, Can\u00e9 accompanied his cousin on an extended trip to Europe. He also became a European correspondent for the newspapers <em>La Tribuna<\/em> &amp; <em>El Nacional<\/em> while on the road, covering conflicts &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teseopress.com\/literaturasdelaargentina2\/chapter\/1870-viaje-de-iniciacion-y-de-ensayo-periodistico-y\/\">recording his experiences<\/a>. Travelogues were all the rage  &amp; allowed Argentine readers to get a vicarious taste of travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On his return, Can\u00e9 married &amp; had two children then graduated from law school. His political career began as mayor of Buenos Aires. Eventually Can\u00e9 crossed over to national politics &amp; served in Congress as well as became ambassador to Colombia &amp; Venezuela in 1893 under the presidency of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.recoletacemetery.com\/?p=900\">Luis Sa\u00e9nz Pe\u00f1a<\/a>. The largest plaque on his mausoleum reminds visitors that he became president of the influential <a href=\"http:\/\/www.recoletacemetery.com\/?p=2880\">Jockey Club<\/a> in 1894. After many years of public service, Can\u00e9 passed away in 1905. His neglected tomb sits along a major walkway in the cemetery, barely attracting the attention of tourists on route to see the nearby burial place of Eva Per\u00f3n:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/recoletacemetery.com\/images\/201202D05.jpg\" alt=\"Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires, Miguel Can\u00e9\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Born in Montevideo in 1851, the Can\u00e9 family returned to Argentina when Miguel was only two years old. 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