Estanislao del Campo


Estanislao del Campo was an Argentine poet. Born in Buenos Aires to a unitarian family, he fought in the battles of Cepeda and Pavón, defending Buenos Aires.
He is best remembered for his 1866 satirical poem Fausto which describes the impressions of a gaucho who goes to see Charles Gounod's opera Faust, believing the events really to be happening. He also published his Collected Poems in 1870.
A street in the San Isidro neighbourhood in Buenos Aires is named after him. Estanislao del Campo is also the name of a small cotton-producing town in Formosa Province, Argentina.

Works

  • Los debates de Mitre
  • Carta de Anastasio el Pollo sobre el beneficio de la Sra. La Grúa
  • Fausto, Impresiones del gaucho Anastasio el Pollo en la representación de la ópera
  • ''Poesías''