14 Facts About Oruno Lara

Oruno Lara was a Guadeloupean poet, author and historian, not to be confused with his grandson Dr Oruno D Lara, a historian.

Oruno Lara was engulfed in the first World War until 1919 and following traumas caused by the inhalation of gases used during the war, he was inspired to become a historian.

Oruno Lara was then hired as a typographer at Courrier de la Guadeloupe and at La Republique in 1900.

Oruno Lara went on to become an editor at L'Independant de la Pointe-a-Pitre and at the papers La Democratie, La Verite, at L'emancipation and at Le Nouvelliste, founded by his brother Hildevert-Adolphe in 1909.

Oruno Lara eventually created the journal La Guadeloupe Litteraire, publishing the work of local poets.

Oruno Lara was the first to strive to transmit this history to Guadeloupean children, against great odds.

Oruno Lara wrote in the preface to his 1921 book La Guadeloupe physique, economique, agricole, commerciale, financiere, politique et sociale de la decouverte a nos jours :.

Moise Oruno Lara was freed from slavery at the age of 21 in 1843 while he was a cook.

Moise Oruno Lara then moved to Pointe-a-Pitre where he worked as a carpenter while collaborating to the creation of the paper Le Progres in 1849.

Oruno Lara often told stories from the times of her husband Moise's demonstrations and political agitation against slavery and the colonial order.

Oruno had another brother, Moise's first son Sully Lara who wrote novels and essays.

Oruno D Lara has written that the name was likely inspired by the fact that Moise's ancestors were from Venezuela.

Oruno Lara's grandson Oruno D Lara, a prolific historian, was born after his death.

Oruna Oruno Lara's great-grandson is Kernan Heinz, named after a well-known Spanish historian called Hernan Cortes.