Spanish American Literature - CHLAL Vol 3 - Merquior

Here is the list of Spanish American authors given in the last chapter of Cambridge History of Latin American Literature Vol 3. The focus of the essay is compare Spanish American literature with Brazilian literature - so the focus of coverage of Spanish American writers could be skewed - for example, for the the early part of the list before 1850, really that wasn't too much in Brazilian to compare, thus only the most important authors were named. Named with "x" on the right are the more important authors.

Generational analysis of important authors:

b. 17th c.: Sor Juana

b. 1780s: Andrew Bello

b. 1800s-1810s: Esteban Echeverria (multiple genres, Argentine), Sarimiento (Argentine poet)

b. 1840s: Antonio de Castro Alves (poet)

b. 1860-70s: Dario (Nicaraguan poet), Rodo (Uraguay novelist), Lugones (poet)

b. 1890-1910s: Vallejo (poet), Huidobro (Argentine novelist), Borges (Argentine, multiple genres), Neruda (poet), Carpentier (Caribbean novelist) 

b. 1910-20s ("Boom"): Paz (Mexican poet / prose), Cortazar (Argentine novelist), Marquez (Columbian novelist)

b. after 1930s: Mario Varga Llosa (Venezuelan novelist)

In a way, Sor Juana is a "re-discovered" pioneer (by Paz) ... other than her, Sarimiento, Dario, Rodo, and the "triangle" of Huidobro-Vallejo-Neruda are key before Borges (recognized late) and the Boom generation with Marquez at the summitof international recognition. These bolded names kind of make up a Top 10 names of Spanish American literature. But since my primary concerns are before 1900s (or at the latest before 1920s - theory being that without something like 3 generations it is unclear how literary fame settles), then I am left with a shorter list wtih Sor Juana, Sarimiento, Dario and Rodo.