Dávila (birth name: José Antonio Dávila Morales[note 1]) was born and raised in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, into a literary family; he received both his primary and secondary education here and went to high school in Santurce, San Juan.
He was married to Alma Blake with whom he had a son (José Antonio Dávila, Jr.). Dávila became fatally ill and had to abandon his medical practice. He was interned at the Saranac Lake Hospital in New York, but returned to Puerto Rico in 1930.[1] He is now buried in the city's Porta Coeli Cemetery, next to his father.
Dávila became a poet and received an award from the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture for his poem Vendimia (1940). His main source of inspiration was his father, the poet and Mayor of Bayamón, Virgilio Dávila.[2]
Written worksedit
Much of Dávila's work was published posthumously. Besides Vendimia, his other works are:[1][2]
Los Motivos de Tristan ('The Motives of Tristan') (1957)
Poemas (Poems) (1964)
Almacen de Baratijas
Carta de Recomendación "Señor: en breve llegará a tu cielo una tímida y dulce viejecita ..."
Davila also wrote a biography of the Bayamonese musician and composer Mariano Feliú Balseiro.
Deathedit
Dr José Antonio Dávila died on December 4, 1941, at the age of 43. He was buried at Cementerio Porta Coeli in his hometown Bayamón, Puerto Rico.
Commemorationedit
The City of Bayamón has named a school and an avenue after him.[1][2]
josé, antonio, dávila, october, 1898, december, 1941, postmodern, puerto, rican, poet, born, moralesoctober, 1898bayamón, puerto, ricodieddecember, 1941bayamón, puerto, ricooccupationpoetnationalitypuerto, ricanliterary, movementpostmodernism, notable, worksve. Dr Jose Antonio Davila October 7 1898 December 4 1941 was a postmodern Puerto Rican poet Jose Antonio DavilaDr Jose Antonio DavilaBornJose Antonio Davila MoralesOctober 7 1898Bayamon Puerto RicoDiedDecember 4 1941Bayamon Puerto RicoOccupationPoetNationalityPuerto RicanLiterary movementpostmodernism Notable worksVendimiaSpouseAlma BlakeRelativesVirgilio Davila Cabrera father Contents 1 Life and career 2 Early years 3 Written works 4 Death 5 Commemoration 6 Notes 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksLife and career editDavila birth name Jose Antonio Davila Morales note 1 was born and raised in Bayamon Puerto Rico into a literary family he received both his primary and secondary education here and went to high school in Santurce San Juan Early years editIn 1918 he enrolled in the University of Puerto Rico and later transferred to Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia where he studied medicine earning his medical degree in 1924 after graduating he established a medical practice there He was married to Alma Blake with whom he had a son Jose Antonio Davila Jr Davila became fatally ill and had to abandon his medical practice He was interned at the Saranac Lake Hospital in New York but returned to Puerto Rico in 1930 1 He is now buried in the city s Porta Coeli Cemetery next to his father Davila became a poet and received an award from the Puerto Rican Institute of Culture for his poem Vendimia 1940 His main source of inspiration was his father the poet and Mayor of Bayamon Virgilio Davila 2 Written works editMuch of Davila s work was published posthumously Besides Vendimia his other works are 1 2 Los Motivos de Tristan The Motives of Tristan 1957 Poemas Poems 1964 Almacen de Baratijas Carta de Recomendacion Senor en breve llegara a tu cielo una timida y dulce viejecita Davila also wrote a biography of the Bayamonese musician and composer Mariano Feliu Balseiro Death editDr Jose Antonio Davila died on December 4 1941 at the age of 43 He was buried at Cementerio Porta Coeli in his hometown Bayamon Puerto Rico Commemoration editThe City of Bayamon has named a school and an avenue after him 1 2 Notes edit In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Davila and the second or maternal family name is Morales See also edit nbsp Puerto Rico portal nbsp Biography portal nbsp Literature portalList of Puerto Rican writers List of Puerto Ricans Puerto Rican literatureReferences edit a b c Proyecto Salon Hogar a b c PREBExternal links editGeneral Library Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jose Antonio Davila amp oldid 1188407590, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
