| José Trajano Mera | |
| Birth Name: | José Trajano Mera Iturralde |
| Birth Place: | Ambato, Ecuador |
| Death Place: | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| Occupation: | Poet, Playwright, Diplomat |
| Relatives: | Juan León Mera (father) |
José Trajano Mera Iturralde (1862 in Ambato - 1919 in Guayaquil) was an Ecuadorian poet, playwright and diplomat from a literary family with a cultural lineage.[1] His father was the writer Juan León Mera[2] who wrote Ecuador's first novel Cumanda and the text of the Ecuadorian National Anthem.
He earned a degree in jurisprudence from the Central University of Ecuador. He died in Guayaquil in 1919 while holding the position of Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Relations.