Nicolás Heredia y Mota

Nicolás Heredia y Mota intellectual and nationalized Cuban politician, of Dominican origin.

Great-great-uncle

Born in Bani, Dominican Republic on June 20, 1855

Bachelor of Laws and bachelor’s in philosophy and Letters

Alma mater University of Matanzas, Cuba. Poet and politician

He was a prominent Cuban adoption novelist who used a variety of pseudonyms such as Cesar of Hinolia, Mustard, Luis Villarena, The Migrant, The Knight Bayardo and many more.

He published El Figaro after the outbreak of the 95 War, the Cuban War Chronicles. In the wake of this he migrated to the United States and joined the revolutionary groups, publishing articles in the Patria Newspaper.

Very young boy was still moved to Cuba, where he studied all his studies. He resided most of his life in Matanzas. He earned Bachelor of Law degrees and bachelor’s in philosophy and Letters. He dedicated himself to teaching.

Although he joined the Autonomist Party, his ideas marched toward separatism. He presided over the Liberal Youth Circle, in which he delivered numerous speeches. Founded in 1881 the Diary of Matanzas and 1887 The Album.

In 1882 he earned the prize of the Floral Games in Matanzas with the novel A Business Man. He also dedicated himself to teaching. Like many other young people went and came from Matanzas to Havana in constant intellectual work.

He was a contributor to the Cuban Magazine, Cubana, Cuba and America and El Figaro. In the latter he published, following the outbreak of the 95 War, the Cuban War Chronicles.

Suspended publication of these notebooks by Spanish authorities, Heredia moved to the United States and joined the revolutionary leaders.

In New York he wrote for the Homeland Newspaper and gave speeches. José Martí, after referring to the novels of Ramón Piña-Jerónimo, the Honored and History of a Blessed Rascal-in the Patria newspaper, on July 9, 1892, wrote:

′′ He is among us, accompanied by his elegant and distinguished wife, Malvina Crucet, Mr. Nicolas Heredia (...) Patria, who has for every good Cuban place in his heart, warmly welcomes the speaker who first wants dignity from his people to the correct writer and blameless knight, author of View Points ".

Back in Cuba during the North American occupation government, he took over the Directorate of Public Instruction and the Chair of Modern and Foreign Literature at the University of Havana. He is author of the prose anthology and verse entitled Cuban reader 1903, 1908 and 1917), reviewed by Enrique José Varona.

He signed some of his work under the pseudonyms Caesar of Hinolia, Mustard, The Emigrant, Rodrigo Ruiz, El Caballero Bayardo, Luis Villarena, Marabut, Porfirio, Nemo, Bibelot and others and with the initials N. Hhhh

He died of a heart attack in the United States on July 12, 1901