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José María Peralta Lagos

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José María Peralta Lagos
BornJuly 25, 1873
DiedJuly 22, 1944
NationalitySalvadoran
Occupation(s)Writer, military engineer, and politician

José María Peralta Lagos (1873-1944), was a Salvadoran writer, military engineer, and politician. He wrote under the pseudonym T.P. Mechín.[1]

Peralta Lagos was born on July 25, 1873 in Santa Tecla, El Salvador. He studied at the Academia de Ingenieros de Guadalajara, a military academy, in Guadalajara, Spain. He spearheaded the construction of the Teatro Nacional de El Salvador in the early 20th century,[2] along with the engineer José Emilio Alcaine. He was a diplomatic representative of El Salvador in Spain and Minister of War and Navy under president Manuel Enrique Araujo (1911-1913).[3] He also served as a member of the Academia Salvadoreña de la Lengua.

Peralta Lagos's writing is costumbrista, is humorous, and is sometimes ironic.[4]

His published works are:

  • Burla Burlando (collection of articles, 1923)
  • La Muerte de la Tórtola o Malandanzas de Un Corresponsal (novel, 1932)
  • Brochazos (short stories, 1925)
  • Dr. Gonorreitigorrea (novel, 1926)
  • Candidato (comedy in three acts, 1931)
  • Masferrer Humorista (essay, 1933)
  • Algunas Ideas Sobre la Futura Organización de la Enseñanza Superior de CA. (essay, 1936)

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