José María Peralta Lagos, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

José María Peralta Lagos

Salvadoran engineer (1873-1944)

Date of Birth: 25-Jul-1873

Place of Birth: Santa Tecla, La Libertad Department, El Salvador

Date of Death: 22-Jul-1944

Profession: writer, engineer, politician

Nationality: El Salvador

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About José María Peralta Lagos

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