Margarito Duarte was a Colombian man who had a difficult life, losing his wife in childbirth and his daughter to fever at a young age. Years later, he was informed that his wife and daughter would be exhumed due to the construction of a dam at the local cemetery.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez grew up in Aracataca, Colombia with his maternal grandparents and aunts, as his parents moved away when he was young. His grandparents, especially his grandfather, had a strong influence on him and sparked his interest in history and storytelling.
2. L A S A N T A E S U N C U E N T O Q U E R E L A T A L A H I S T O R I A
D E U N H O M B R E C O L O M B I A N O L L A M A D O M A R G A R I T O
D UA R T E , U N T I P O C A L L A D O, S I N E S T U D I O S
AVA N Z A D O S , P E R O L E T R A D O, Q U E N O T U V O U N A
V I D A M U Y A F O R T U N A D A . P O R S U C O S T U M B R E D E
L E E R , A L O S D I E C I O C H O A ? O S C O N S I G U I ? U N
P U E S T O D E E S C R I B A N O E N E L A Y U N T A M I E N T O D E
S U C I U D A D. E N E S T A M I S M A E D A D, S E C A S ? C O N
U N A M U J E R M U Y G UA PA , Q U E ,
D E S A F O R T U N A D A M E N T E , S E M U R I ? P O C O D E S P U ? S ,
J U S T O E N E L PA R T O D E S U P R I M E R A H I J A . L A N I ? A
E R A M ? S B E L L A Q U E L A P R O P I A M A D R E , S I N
E M B A R G O, A C A U S A D E U N A F I E B R E , V I N O A
M O R I R S E A L O S S I E T E A ? O S .
4. LA VIDA DE MARGARITO SIGUI?
ENTONCES SIN MAYORES APUROS,
PERO, ONCE A?OS DESPU?S DE LA
MUERTE DE SU HIJA, MARGARITO
FUE COMUNICADO DE QUE SUS
PARIENTAS, MUJER E HIJA, SER?AN
EXHUMADAS A CAUSA DE LA
CONSTRUCCI?N DE UNA REPRESA EN
EL CEMENTERIO DEL MUNICIPIO.
5. G A B R I E L G A R C ? A M ? R Q U E Z N A C I ? E N A R A C A T A C A
( M A G D A L E N A ) , E L 6 D E M A R Z O D E 1 9 2 7 . C R E C I ? C O M O
N I ? O ? N I C O E N T R E S U S A B U E L O S M A T E R N O S Y S U S T ? A S ,
P U E S S U S P A D R E S , E L T E L E G R A F I S T A G A B R I E L E L I G I O
G A R C ? A Y L U I S A S A N T I A G A M ? R Q U E Z , S E F U E R O N A
V I V I R , C U A N D O G A B R I E L S ? L O C O N T A B A C O N C I N C O
A ? O S , A L A P O B L A C I ? N D E S U C R E , D O N D E D O N G A B R I E L
E L I G I O M O N T ? U N A F A R M A C I A Y D O N D E T U V I E R O N A L A
M A Y O R ? A D E S U S O N C E H I J O S .
Gabriel García
6. L O S A B U E L O S E R A N D O S P E R S O N A J E S B I E N P A R T I C U L A R E S
Y M A R C A R O N E L P E R I P L O L I T E R A R I O D E L F U T U R O N O B E L :
E L C O R O N E L N I C O L ? S M ? R Q U E Z , V E T E R A N O D E L A
G U E R R A D E L O S M I L D ? A S , L E C O N T A B A A L P E Q U E ? O
G A B R I E L I N F I N I D A D D E H I S T O R I A S D E S U J U V E N T U D Y D E
L A S G U E R R A S C I V I L E S D E L S I G L O X I X , L O L L E VA B A A L
C I R C O Y A L C I N E , Y F U E S U C O R D ? N U M B I L I C A L C O N L A
H I S T O R I A Y C O N L A R E A L I D A D . D O ? A T R A N Q U I L I N A
I G U A R ? N , S U C E G A T O N A A B U E L A , S E L A P A S A B A S I E M P R E
C O N T A N D O F ? B U L A S Y L E Y E N D A S F A M I L I A R E S , M I E N T R A S
O R G A N I Z A B A L A V I D A D E L O S M I E M B R O S D E L A C A S A D E
A C U E R D O C O N L O S M E N S A J E S Q U E R E C I B ? A E N S U E ? O S :
E L L A F U E L A F U E N T E D E L A V I S I ? N M ? G I C A ,
S U P E R S T I C I O S A Y S O B R E N A T U R A L D E L A R E A L I D A D .
E N T R E S U S T ? A S L A Q U E M ? S L O M A R C ? F U E F R A N C I S C A ,
Q U I E N T E J I ? S U P R O P I O S U D A R I O P A R A D A R F I N A S U
V I D A .