At age 20 palma joined the peruvian navy and in 1860 was forced by political exigencies to flee to chile, where he devoted himself to journalism. How to be productive at home from a remote work veteran. He composed a long series of witty and picaresque tradiciones. Ricardo palma biography childhood, life achievements. Figlio di pedro palma castaneda e guillerma carrillo, fu direttore della biblioteca nacional del peru. Ricardo palma manuel ricardo palma soriano lima, february 7, 1833 miraflores, october 6, 1919. Sus padresfueron don pedro palma y dona guillermina soriano. Ricardo palma tradiciones peruanas tradiciones en salsa. Sus padres fueron don pedro palma y dona guillermina soriano. Nataniel aguirre cochabamba, 1843 montevideo, 1888 politico y novelista boliviano. Ricardo palma 18331919 was a peruvian essayist and shortstory writer. Ricardo palma, born february 7, 1833, lima, perudied october 6, 1919, lima, peruvian writer best known for his collected legends of colonial peru, one of the most popular collections in spanish american literature. At age 20 palma joined the peruvian navy and in 1860 was forced by political exigencies to flee to chile. Ricardo palma, peruvian writer best known for his collected legends of colonial peru, one of the most popular collections in spanish american literature.