José María Arguedas

Peruvian writer (1911–1969)
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José María Arguedas
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Summary

José María Arguedas was born on January 18, 1911[1], in Andahuaylas[2]. He died on December 2, 1969[3], in Lima[4]. He worked as an anthropologist[5], poet[6], novelist[7], translator[8], and ethnologist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,518 views/month, #7,171 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Spouse: Celia Bustamante[11], Sybila Arredondo[12]
  • Country of citizenship: Peru[13]
  • Occupation: short story writer[14], indigenist[15], essayist[16], university teacher[17], journalist[18], politician[19], film director[20], writer[21]
  • Employer: National University of San Marcos[22], National Agrarian University[23]
  • Educated at: National University of San Marcos[24], Q141206105[25]
  • Notable work: Deep Rivers[26], Todas las Sangres[27], The Fox From Up Above and the Fox From Down Below[28], El Sexto[29]
  • Sex or gender: male[30]
  • Commons category: José María Arguedas[31]
  • Cause of death: shot to the head[32]
  • Family name: Arguedas[33]
  • Given name: José María[34]
  • Pseudonym: Tayta Arguedas[35], El Amauta[36]
  • Relative: Elisa Fuenzalida[37]
  • Manner of death: suicide[38]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Spanish[39], Quechua[40]
  • Birth name: José María Arguedas Altamirano[41]
  • Second family name in Spanish name: Altamirano[42]

Why It Matters

José María Arguedas has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

Works attributed to him include Deep Rivers[45], a literary work[46].

FAQs

Where was José María Arguedas born?

José María Arguedas's place of birth was Andahuaylas[2].

Where did José María Arguedas die?

José María Arguedas died in Lima[4].

Who was José María Arguedas married to?

José María Arguedas's spouses include Celia Bustamante[11] and Sybila Arredondo[12].

What did José María Arguedas do for work?

José María Arguedas worked as an anthropologist[5], poet[6], novelist[7], translator[8], and ethnologist[9].

Where did José María Arguedas go to school?

José María Arguedas was educated at National University of San Marcos[24] and Q141206105[25].

References

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  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [12] ↑ . latercera.com. Retrieved . latercera.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  7. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  19. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . cinemateca.org.uy. Retrieved . cinemateca.org.uy. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] ↑ . bnp.gob.pe. bnp.gob.pe. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [36] ↑ . gob.pe. gob.pe. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . sisbib.unmsm.edu.pe. Retrieved . sisbib.unmsm.edu.pe. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . casadelaliteratura.gob.pe. casadelaliteratura.gob.pe. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3h ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'ay', 'be', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'cy', 'de', 'en',
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