Martiniano Leguizamón (1858 - 1935) was an Argentine lawyer and writer. Biography. He was born in 1858 and spent his early years on his father's ranch of Gualeguay. He died in 1935. Education. He started writing poetry and comedy at a young age, during his schooling at the Colegio de Concepción del Uruguay. Career. He served as the president of the National Academy of History of Argentina from 1923 to 1927. Bibliography. He has written a number of plays and essays in his native Spanish language: