Benjamin Gaete

Benjamin Gaete was a 19th-century Chilean poet, writer, translator and civil servant. He is best remembered for his Castillian verses and period as the General Inspector of the Civil Registry of Chile.

Early life and writing career

Born in Talca, he was educated in the Instituto Nacional. He began producing poetry, which was translated into other languages, appearing in publications such as Revista Chilena, El Sud Améríca and La Época de Santiago. He published Castillian verses in the poem El Intermezzo with the German Heinrich Heine.

Civil service

From 1884 he served as the General Inspector of the Civil Registry of Chile. He became responsible for the distribution of books in Chile. He was still General Inspector of the Civil Registry in 1898.