Description: Ortega Sanz (1906-1948) was an immigrant in Argentina where he grew to be author of various plays that obtained great succeeded during the 1930s and 1940s. These were performed by his company that reached small towns in Argentina even where theatrical troupes had never arrived before...
Description: The Casa de Formación de Bernal (House of Bernal) or Primary School for boys was administered by the Congregation of Don Bosco. It was founded in 1897 thanks to a local patriarch, don Agustín Pedemonte,who arrived in Quilmes in 1880. With the new century, the democratic vocation show...
Description: In Quilmes there was a very aristocratic sea resort built on the coast of the River Plate. It had an Olympic pool with salt water, a skate rink, and movies that were projected on a screen that was set over the river. In 1921, the Club Náutico (Natucial Club) but, in 1930, the sea-res...
Description: Quilmes Beach Data and Engravings. Extant and format of original material: This envelope contains newspapers' and magasines' clippings plus engravings.
Description: Quines is an Argentine city in the Province of San Luis amidst the mountains named Quines and traversed by a river Quines. In 1936 a catastrophe occurred when an earthquake took the inhabitants by surprise as the probability of such a phenomenon is very low. It scarred the population...
Description: Manuel Baldomero Ugarte (1875-1951) was an Argentine writer an, politician, and diplomat. For a time he belonged to the Socialist Party, he founded and edited the newspaper La Patria and the magazine Vida de hoy (Today’s Life). From 1897 to 1930, he lived in Paris developing his His...
Description: In Argentina, the Universidades Populares were universities that promoted educated for the lower-class sectors. Most of them were created by well-known Universities, development centers founded by the immigrants, or, by neighbourhoods such as La Boca. The goal was to teach theoretica...
Description: This envelope informs us of Mariano de Vedia who was an Argentine writer, journalist, and politician. He was the director of the publication La Mañana (or The Morning), and the son of Agustín de Vedia, and grandson of the poet, politician, and journalist Carlos Villademoros who came ...
Velaz Palacio Matilde periodista argentina [1920s-1950s]
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Description: Matilde Velaz Palacios was born in Madrid in the 19th century. She arrived as a little girl and studied singing and declamation that she then reinforced with more studies in Europe. She gave lessons of declamation in Buenos Aires and offered a recitation in the Consejo Nacional de Mu...
Description: This envelope is an example of many that informs about a group of different people that have become worth noticing. In this case, two literary persons--a man and a woman. The other is a sculpter. ...