Miguel De Carrion

Miguel de Carrion earned his medical degree from University of Havana, and dedicated himself to the profession throughout his life. He immigrated to the United States at the outbreak of the War of Independence in 1895, and when he returned to Cuba, he devoted himself almost entirely to letters and journalism. In his work, he portrayed the underworld of Havana in an effort to capture the authentic social and political reality. He was a founding member of the National Academy of Arts and Letters...See more

Miguel de Carrion earned his medical degree from University of Havana, and dedicated himself to the profession throughout his life. He immigrated to the United States at the outbreak of the War of Independence in 1895, and when he returned to Cuba, he devoted himself almost entirely to letters and journalism. In his work, he portrayed the underworld of Havana in an effort to capture the authentic social and political reality. He was a founding member of the National Academy of Arts and Letters and a contributing author to the El Heraldo de Cuba . See less