Rafael Barrett, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rafael Barrett

Paraguayan anarchist writer

Date of Birth: 07-Jan-1876

Place of Birth: Torrelavega, Cantabria, Spain

Date of Death: 17-Dec-1910

Profession: writer, translator, journalist, philosopher

Nationality: Spain, Paraguay

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Rafael Barrett, complete name Rafael Ángel Jorge Julián Barrett y Álvarez de Toledo, (Torrelavega, Spain, January 7, 1876 – Arcachon, France, December 17, 1910) was a Spanish writer, narrator, essayist and journalist, who developed most of his literary production in Paraguay, becoming an important figure of the Paraguayan literature during the twentieth century.
He is particularly known for his stories and essays with profound philosophical content that exposed a vitalism that in some way anticipated existentialism.
His philosophical and political statements in favor of anarchism are also well known.