# List of Spanish-language authors

This is a list of Spanish-language authors, organized by country.

## Argentina

* Roberto Arlt (1900–1942)
* Adolfo Bioy Casares (1914–1999)
* Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986)
* Sergio Chejfec (born 1956)
* Julio Cortázar (1914–1984)
* Esteban Echeverría (1805–1851)
* Juana Manuela Gorriti (1818–1892)
* José Hernández (1834–1886)
* Sylvia Iparraguirre (born 1947)
* Alicia Jurado (1922–2011)
* Leopoldo Lugones (1874–1938)
* Manuel Mujica Láinez (1910–1984)
* Ricardo Piglia (1941–2017)
* Manuel Puig (1932–1990)
* Ernesto Sabato (1911–2011)
* Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (1811–1888)
* Ana Maria Shua (born 1951)
* Alfonsina Storni (1892–1938)
* Patricio Sturlese (born 1973)
* Héctor Tizón (1929–2012)
* Luisa Valenzuela (born 1938)

## Bolivia

* Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz (1931–1980)
* Gigia Talarico (born 1953)

## Chile

* Isabel Allende (born 1942)
* Eduardo Anguita (1914–1992)
* Roberto Bolaño (1953–2003)
* José Baroja (born 1983)
* María Luisa Bombal (1910–1980)
* José Donoso (1924–1996)
* Ariel Dorfman (born 1942)
* Jorge Edwards (born 1931)
* Diamela Eltit (born 1949)
* Alberto Fuguet (born 1964)
* Gustavo Gac-Artigas (born 1944)
* Olga Grau (born 1945)
* Vicente Huidobro (1893–1948)
* Enrique Lihn (1929–1988)
* Sergio Missana (born 1968)
* Gabriela Mistral (1889–1957)
* Pablo Neruda (1904–1973)
* Gonzalo Rojas (1916–2011)
* Manuel Rojas (1896–1973)
* Antonio Skármeta (born 1940)
* Luis Sepúlveda (1949–2020)
* Marcela Serrano (born 1951)

## Colombia

* Andrés Caicedo (1951–1977)
* Gabriel García Márquez (1927–2014)
* Jorge Isaacs (1837–1895)
* Álvaro Mutis (1923–2013)
* Rafael Pombo (1833–1912)
* José Eustasio Rivera (1888–1928)
* Fernando Soto Aparicio (1933–2016)
* Fernando Vallejo (born 1942)
* Samael Aun Weor (1917–1977)
* Héctor Abad Faciolince (born 1958)
* Gustavo Álvarez Gardeazábal (born 1945)
* Gonzalo Arango Arias (1931–1976)
* Porfirio Barba-Jacob (1883–1942)
* Tomás Carrasquilla (1858–1940)
* Germán Castro Caycedo (1940–2021)
* Manuel Mejía Vallejo (1923–1998)
* Jairo Aníbal Niño (1941–2010)
* Laura Restrepo (born 1950)
* Olga Elena Mattei (born 1933)
* José Eustasio Rivera (1888–1928)
* Daniel Samper Pizano (born 1945)
* José Asunción Silva (1865–1896)
* José María Vargas Vila (1860–1933)
* Albalucía Angel (born 1939)
* Magdalena León de Leal (born 1939)
* Fanny Buitrago (born 1943)
* Jorge Franco (born 1962)

## Costa Rica

* Manuel Argüello Mora (1834–1902)
* Alfonso Chase (born 1945)
* Fabián Dobles (1918–1997)
* Quince Duncan (born 1940)
* Carlos Luis Fallas (1909–1966)
* Carlos Gagini (1865–1925)
* Joaquín García Monge (1881–1958)
* Manuel González Zeledón ("Magón") (1864–1936)
* Max Jiménez (1900–1947)
* Tatiana Lobo (born 1939)
* Carmen Lyra (1888–1949)
* José Marín Cañas (1904–1981)
* Carmen Naranjo (1928–2012)
* Julieta Pinto (1921–2022)
* Emilia Prieto Tugores (1902–1986)
* José León Sánchez (born 1929)
* Rodrigo Soto (born 1962)

## Cuba

* Brígida Agüero y Agüero (1837–1866)
* Reinaldo Arenas (1943–1990)
* Miguel Barnet (born 1940)
* Guillermo Cabrera Infante (1929–2005)
* Alejo Carpentier (1904–1980)
* Daína Chaviano (born 1957)
* Enrique Cirules (1938–2016)
* Domitila García Doménico de Coronado (1847–1938)
* Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda (1814–1873)
* Nicolás Guillén (1902–1989)
* José Lezama Lima (1910–1976)
* Dulce María Loynaz (1902–1997)
* José Martí (1853–1895)
* Leonardo Padura Fuentes (born 1955)
* Gonzalo de Quesada (1496/1506 or 1509–1579)
* Ernesto Juan Castellanos (born 1963)
* Severo Sarduy (1937–1993)
* Zoé Valdés (born 1959)

## Dominican Republic

* Fabio Fiallo (1866–1942)
* Pedro Henríquez Ureña (1884–1946)
* Juan Bosch (1909–2001)
* Joaquín Balaguer (1909–2002)
* Pedro Mir (1913–2000)
* Alfredo Fernández Simó (1915–1991)
* Junot Díaz (born 1970)

## Ecuador

* Abdón Ubidia, (born 1944), novelist
* Adalberto Ortiz (1914–2003), novelist, poet and diplomat
* Agustin Cueva (1937–1992), literary critic and sociologist
* Alejandro Carrión Aguirre (1915–1992), poet, novelist and journalist
* Alfonso Rumazo González (1903–2002), historian, essayist and literary critic
* Alfredo Gangotena – poet who wrote in French and Spanish
* Alfredo Pareja Diezcanseco (1908–1993), novelist, essayist, journalist, historian
* Alicia Yánez Cossío (born 1928), poet, novelist and journalist
* Ángel Felicísimo Rojas (1909–2003), novelist, and poet
* Arturo Borja (1892–1912), poet
* Aurelio Espinosa Pólit (1894–1961), poet, translator
* Benjamín Carrión Mora (1897–1979), writer
* Benjamín Urrutia (born 1950), author and scholar
* Carlos Altamirano Sánchez – poet and journalist
* Carlos Eduardo Jaramillo Castillo – poet
* Carmen Acevedo Vega – poet and writer
* Dolores Veintimilla (1829–1857), poet
* Edmundo Ribadeneira Meneses (1920–2004), writer and university professor
* Eduardo Varas – novelist and journalist
* Efraín Jara Idrovo – poet and writer
* Enrique Gil Gilbert (1912–1973), novelist, journalist, poet
* Ernesto Noboa y Caamaño – poet
* Eugenio Espejo (1747–1795), writer and lawyer
* Euler Granda (1935–2018), poet, novelist
* Fanny Carrión de Fierro – poet, essayist and professor
* Filoteo Samaniego – novelist, poet, historian, translator, and diplomat
* Francisco Tobar Garcia – poet, novelist, and playwright
* Gabriel Cevallos García – writer and historian
* Galo René Pérez – biographer, poet, and essayist
* Horacio Hidrovo Peñaherrera – poet and writer
* Horacio Hidrovo Velásquez – poet, novelist and short story writer
* Hugo Mayo (1895–1988), poet
* Humberto Fierro – poet
* Isacovici Salomon (1924–1998), writer
* Iván Carvajal (born 1948), poet, philosopher, writer
* Jaime Galarza Zavala – poet, journalist and politician
* Jenny Estrada – Writer and journalist
* Joaquín Gallegos Lara – novelist and short story writer
* Jorge Carrera Andrade – poet
* Jorge Icaza Coronel (1906–1978), novelist
* Jorge Luis Cáceres (born 1982), editor, anthologist
* Jorge Núñez Sánchez (1947–2020), writer, historian and professor
* Jorge Pérez Concha (1908–1995), historian, biographer, writer and diplomat
* José de la Cuadra – novelist and short story writer
* José Joaquín de Olmedo – poet
* José Martínez Queirolo – playwright
* Fray José María Vargas O.P. (1902–1988), writer and historian
* José Rumazo González – poet
* Juan Bautista Aguirre y Carbo (1725–1786), poet
* Juan Larrea Holguín (1927–2006), writer and lawyer
* Juan León Mera (1832–1894), essayist, novelist, politician
* Juan Manuel Rodríguez (born 1945), professor and author
* Juan Montalvo (1832–1889), author and essayist
* Julio Pazos Barrera (born 1944), poet
* Karina Galvez (born 1964), poet
* Luis Alberto Costales – poet, philosopher, writer, professor and politician
* Luis Enrique Fierro (born 1936), poet and medical doctor
* Medardo Ángel Silva – poet
* Miguel Donoso Pareja – poet, novelist, and short-story writer
* Nela Martínez (1912–2004), activist, and writer
* Nelson Estupiñán Bass (1912–2002), poet
* Nicolás Kingman Riofrío – journalist, writer and politician
* Numa Pompilio Llona (1832–1907), poet, journalist, educator, diplomat, and philosopher
* Octavio Cordero Palacios – playwright, poet, mathematician, lawyer, professor and inventor
* Pedro Jorge Vera (1914–1999), writer and politician
* Rafael Díaz Ycaza – poet, novelist, and short story writer
* Raquel Verdesoto – poet, biographer, teacher, feminist activist
* Raúl Andrade Moscoso (1905–1983), journalist and playwright
* Rodolfo Pérez Pimentel (born 1939), biographer
* Sonia Manzano Vela (born 1947), writer and pianist
* Ulises Estrella (1939–2014), poet, film expert
* Víctor Manuel Rendón (1859–1940), poet, novelist, playwright, biographer, translator

## Ecuatorial Guinea

* María Nsué Angüe (1945–2017 )
* Juan Balboa Boneke (1938–2014)
* Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel (born 1966)
* Donato Ndongo-Bidyogo (born 1950)
* Raquel Ilombé (¿1938?–1992)
* Justo Bolekia Boleká
* Leoncio Evita Enoy (1929–1996)

## El Salvador

* Claribel Alegría (1924–2018)
* Arturo Ambrogi (1874–1936)
* Manlio Argueta (born 1935)
* Mario Bencastro (born 1949)
* Horacio Castellanos Moya (born 1957)
* Carlos Castro (born 1944)
* José Roberto Cea
* Roque Dalton (1935–1975)
* Jacinta Escudos
* Alfredo Espino (1900–1928)
* Francisco Gavidia (1863–1955)
* Pedro Geoffroy Rivas (1908–1979)
* Claudia Hernández González
* David J. Guzmán
* Claudia Lars (1899–1974)
* Francisco Machón Vilanova
* Alberto Masferrer
* Salarrué (1899–1975)

## Guatemala

* Arturo Arias
* Miguel Ángel Asturias (1899–1974)
* Flavio Herrera (1895–1968)
* Mario Monteforte Toledo (1911–2003)
* Augusto Monterroso (1921–2003)
* Máximo Soto Hall (1871–1944)

## Honduras

* Ramón Amaya Amador (1916–1966)
* Roberto Sosa (1930–2011)
* Eduardo Bähr (born 1940)

## Mexico

* Mariano Azuela (1873–1952)
* Rosario Castellanos (1925–1974)
* Salvador Díaz Mirón (1853–1928)
* Juana Inés de la Cruz (1648/1651–1695)
* Ricardo Elizondo Elizondo (1950–2013)
* Laura Esquivel (born 1950)
* Carlos Fuentes (1928–2012)
* Elena Garro (1894–1971)
* Eve Gil (born 1968)
* Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera (1859–1895)
* Jorge Ibargüengoitia (1928–1983)
* Rossy Evelin Lima (born 1986)
* Germán List Arzubide (1898–1998)
* Ramón López Velarde (1888–1921)
* Manuel Maples Arce (1898–1981)
* Ángeles Mastretta (born 1949)
* Amado Nervo (1870–1919)
* Rosa Nissán (born 1939
* Salvador Novo (1904–1974)
* Fernando del Paso (1935–2018)
* Octavio Paz (1914–1998)
* Carlos Pellicer (1897–1977)
* Sergio Pitol (1933–2018)
* Elena Poniatowska (born 1932)
* Ricardo Raphael (born 1968)
* Alfonso Reyes (1889–1959)
* Juan Rulfo (1917–1986)
* Alberto Ruy-Sánchez (born 1951)
* Jaime Sabines (1926–1999)
* Carlos Tello Díaz (born 1962)
* Arqueles Vela (1899–1977)
* Xavier Villaurrutia (1903–1950)
* Gabriel Zaid (born 1934)

## Nicaragua

* Gioconda Belli (born 1948)
* Omar Cabezas (born 1950)
* Ernesto Cardenal (1925–2020)
* Alfonso Cortés (1893–1969)
* Pablo Antonio Cuadra (1912–2002)
* Rubén Darío (1867–1916)
* Salomón de la Selva (1893–1959)
* José Coronel Urtecho (1906–1994)
* Sergio Ramírez (born 1942)

## Panama

* Rosa María Britton (1936–2019)
* Gloria Guardia (1940–2019)
* Darío Herrera (1870–1914)
* Ricardo Miró (1883–1940)
* María Olimpia de Obaldía (1891–1985)
* Elsie Alvarado de Ricord (1928–2005)
* José Luis Rodríguez Pittí (born 1971)

## Paraguay

* Alcibiades González Delvalle (born 1936)
* Augusto Roa Bastos (1917–2005)

## Peru

* Ciro Alegría
* José María Arguedas (1911–1969)
* César Atahualpa Rodríguez (1889–1972)
* Alfredo Bryce Echenique (born 1939)
* Fernando Fernán Gómez (1921–2007)
* María Emma Mannarelli (born 1954)
* Clorinda Matto de Turner (1853–1909)
* Scarlett O'Phelan Godoy (born 1951)
* Isabel Sabogal (born 1958)
* César Vallejo (1892–1938)
* Mario Vargas Llosa (born 1936)
* Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (1539–1616)
** See the complete list at List of Peruvian writers.

## Philippines

* Jesús Balmori (1887–1948)
* Edmundo Farolán
* Adelina Gurrea Monasterio (1896–1971)
* Graciano López Jaena (1856–1896)
* Apolinario Mabini (1864–1903)
* José Palma (1876–1903)
* Marcelo H. del Pilar (1850–1896)
* Guillermo Gómez Rivera (born 1936)
* Claro M. Recto (1890–1960)
* José Rizal (1861–1896)
* Antonio Abad (1894–1970)

## Puerto Rico

* Julia de Burgos, poet
* Giannina Braschi, author of "El imperio de los suenos," and "Yo-Yo Boing!"
* Rosario Ferré, author of "Sweet Diamond Dust"
* René Marqués, author of "La Carretera"
* Luis Rafael Sánchez, author of "Macho Camacho's Beat"

## Spain

* Maria Dolores Acevedo (1932-1998)
* Joan Baptista Aguilar (died 1714)
* Rafael Alberti (1902–1999)
* Pedro Antonio de Alarcón (1833–1891)
* Clarín (1852–1901)
* Ignacio Aldecoa (1925–1969)
* Josefina Aldecoa (1926–2011)
* Vicente Aleixandre (1898–1984)
* Mateo Alemán (1547–1614)
* Dámaso Alonso (1898–1990)
* Núria Añó (born 1973)
* Joaquín Arderíus (1885–1969)
* Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582)
* Arturo Barea (1897–1957)
* Pío Baroja (1872–1956)
* Carlos Be (born 1974)
* Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836–1870)
* Gonzalo de Berceo (c. 1190 – c. 1264)
* José María Blanco-White (1775–1841)
* Vicente Blasco Ibáñez (1867–1928)
* Juan Boscán (1490–1542)
* José Cadalso (1741–1782)
* Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600–1681)
* Gabriela Bustelo (born 1962)
* Teresa Cameselle (born 1968)
* Francisco Fernández Carvajal (born 1938)
* Rosalía de Castro (1837–1885)
* Camilo José Cela (1916–2002)
* Luis Cernuda (1902–1963)
* Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616)
* Gutierre de Cetina (1520–1557)
* Edith Checa Oviedo (1957–2017)
* Matilde Cherner (1833-1880)
* San Juan de la Cruz (1542–1591)
* Álvaro Cunqueiro (1911–1981)
* Miguel Delibes (1920–2010)
* Agustín Díaz Pacheco (born 1953)
* Gerardo Diego (1896–1987)
* Juan del Encina (1469–1533)
* Vicente Espinel (1550–1624)
* José de Espronceda (1808–1842)
* Fray Benito Jerónimo Feijoo (1676–1764)
* León Felipe (1884–1968)
* Trini de Figueroa (1918-1972)
* Espido Freire (born 1974)
* Gloria Fuertes (1917–1998)
* Federico García Lorca (1898–1936)
* Juan García Rodenas (born 1976)
* Concepción Gimeno de Flaquer (1850-1919)
* José María Gironella (1917–2003)
* Luis de Góngora (1561–1627)
* José Goytisolo (1928–1999)
* Juan Goytisolo (1931–2017)
* Luis Goytisolo (born 1935)
* Baltasar Gracián (1601–1658)
* Fray Antonio de Guevara (1480–1545)
* Jorge Guillén (1893–1984)
* Carmela Gutiérrez de Gambra (1921-1984)
* Miguel Hernández (1910–1942)
* José Hierro (1922–2002)
* Francisco Javier Illán Vivas (born 1958)
* Tomás de Iriarte (1750–1791)
* Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881–1958)
* Gaspar de Bracamonte (c. 1595 – 1676)
* Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos (1744–1811)
* Mariano José de Larra (1809–1837)
* Fray Luis de León (1527 – c. 1591)
* Fernando S. Llobera (born 1965)
* Íñigo López de Mendoza, marqués de Santillana (1398–1458)
* Mariló López Garrido (born 1963)
* Antonio Machado (1875–1936)
* Manuel Machado (1874–1947)
* Jorge Manrique (1440–1479)
* Javier Marías (born 1951)
* Julián Marías (1914–2005)
* Juan Marsé (1933–2020)
* Carmen Martín Gaite (1925–2000)
* Luis Martín-Santos (1924–1964)
* Azorín (1863–1967)
* Ana María Matute (1925–2014)
* Marina Mayoral (1942)
* Eduardo Mendoza Garriga (born 1943)
* Marcelino Menéndez Pelayo (1856–1912)
* Gabriel Miró (1879–1930)
* Agustín Moreto y Cavana (1618–1661)
* Antonio Muñoz Molina (born 1956)
* Marysa Navarro (born 1934)
* Emilia Pardo Bazán (1851–1921)
* Benito Pérez Galdós (1843–1920)
* Arturo Pérez-Reverte (born 1951)
* Francisco de Quevedo (1580–1680)
* Vicente Risco (1884–1963)
* Fernando de Rojas (1465–1541)
* Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla (1607–1660)
* Luis Rosales (1910–1992)
* Juan Ruiz, Archpriest of Hita (c. 1283 – c. 1350)
* Juan Ruiz de Alarcón (1581–1639)
* Carlos Ruiz Zafón (1964–2020)
* Pedro Salinas (1892–1951)
* José Luis Sampedro (1917–2013)
* Marta Segarra (born 1963)
* María del Pilar Sinués de Marco (1835-1893)
* Tirso de Molina (1571–1648)
* Gonzalo Torrente Ballester (1910–1999)
* Sara Torres (born 1991)
* Miguel de Unamuno (1864–1936)
* Juan Valera (1824–1905)
* Ramón del Valle-Inclán (1866–1936)
* Félix Lope de Vega (1562–1635)
* Garcilaso de la Vega (1503–1536)
* Marika Vila (born 1949)
* Esteban Manuel de Villegas (1589–1669)
* María de Zayas y Sotomayor (1590–1661)
* José Zorrilla y Moral (1817–1893)
* Alfonso Vallejo (1943–2021)
* Carlos G. Vallés (1925–2020)
* Agustín García Calvo (1926–2012)
* Lydia Zimmermann

## United States

* Fray Angelico Chavez (1910–1996)
* Sandra Cisneros (born 1954)
* Giannina Braschi (born 1953)
* Julia de Burgos (1914–1953)

## Uruguay

* Eduardo Acevedo Díaz
* José Enrique Rodó
* Eduardo Galeano (1940–2015)
* Bartolomé Hidalgo
* Jorge Majfud (born 1969)
* Mario Benedetti (1920–2009)
* Orosmán Moratorio
* Juan Carlos Onetti (1909–1994)
* Horacio Quiroga (1878–1937)
* Carlos Vaz Ferreira
* Idea Vilariño (1920–2009)

## Venezuela

* Rómulo Gallegos (1884–1969)
* Arturo Uslar Pietri (1906–2001)