José María Peralta Lagos (25 July 1873 – 22 July 1944), was a Salvadoran writer, military engineer, and politician. He wrote under the pseudonym T.P. Mechín.Algunos de los escritores más sobresalientes de la literatura salvadoreña...
Biography
Peralta Lagos was born on 25 July 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, along with the engineer José Emilio Alcaine. He was a diplomatic representative of El Salvador in Spain and Minister of National Defense and Navy under president Manuel Enrique Araujo (1911–1913).Peralta Lagos, José María (1873–1944) 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.Escritores de El Salvador
Peralta Lagos had eight children including José María Peralta Salazar, who served as president of the parliament of El Salvador in the 1950s.
Works
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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