Urugay: funeral of the writer Eduardo Galeano

Funeral in the concourse of Congress ...

The death of writer and journalist Eduardo Galeano is a national event in Uruguay. And not only.

The memory of this icon of the Latin American left was hailed by activists, intellectuals, and leaders from around the world.

The Uruguayan has meanwhile made Wednesday a final tribute to the writer of 74 years died of cancer.

"There has been a strong spokesman for the cruel reality of our diverse Latin America, said President Uruguayan Tabare Vasquez. He was a gladiator carrying the voice of the humble, those who were voiceless. "

This follower of social criticism was self-taught, he began his journalism career at the age of 14 in a newspaper of the Socialist Party.

"He released an image of Latin America which was a caricature, dogmatic, deeply flawed, says the Nobel Prize for Literature Mario Vargas Llosa. But that does not prevent me from recognizing that EATI an excellent journalist and his death is obviously a significant loss to the Spanish language and for the Uruguayan culture. "

Eduardo Galeano was also the author of an indictment against the exploitation of Latin America since the Spanish colonization. "Open Veins of Latin America", published in 1971 and translated into twenty languages, became a classic of left-wing thought and the global justice movement.