José Vasconcelos
José Vasconcelos Calderón (January 28, 1882 – June 30, 1959), known as the "Cultural Caudillo"[5] of the Mexican Revolution, was a Mexican writer, philosopher and politician and is one of the most influential and controversial personalities of Modern Mexico.[6]
José Vasconcelos Calderón | |
|---|---|
 Vasconcelos c.1920s | |
| 1st Secretary of Public Education | |
| In office 28 September 1921[1] – 27 July 1924 | |
| President | Álvaro Obregón |
| Succeeded by | Bernardo J. Gastélum |
6th Rector of the National Autonomous University of Mexico  | |
| In office 9 June 1920 – 12 October 1921 | |
| Preceded by | Balbino Dávalos |
| Succeeded by | Mariano Silva |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José Vasconcelos Calderón 28 February 1882[2] Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Died | 30 June 1959 (aged 77) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Resting place | Mexico City Cathedral |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Political party | National Anti-Reelectionist Party |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | José Ignacio, Carmen and [2] Héctor[4] |
| Alma mater | National School of Jurisprudence (ENJ) |
| Profession | Writer, philosopher and politician |
José Vasconcelos Media
José Vasconcelos, filósofo Oaxaqueño.
Statue of Vasconcelos in Mexico City
Small statue (bust) of Vasconcelos at the Instituto Campechano, Mexico
José Vasconcelos (left) with José Urquidi, Rafael Zubarán Capmany and Peredo
Inside the Biblioteca Vasconcelos (Vasconcelos Library), Mexico City
References
- ↑ Morales Gómez, Daniel A.; Torres, Carlos A. (1990). "The State and Education in Mexico". The state, corporatist politics, and educational policy making in Mexico. Praeger. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-275-93484-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Martin, Percy Alvin, ed. (1935). Who's Who in Latin America: A Biographical Dictionary of the Outstanding Living Men and Women of Spanish America and Brazil. Stanford University Press. p. 417. ISBN 9780804723152. Retrieved December 6, 2009.
- ↑ Fell, Claude (2000). "Notas explicativas". Ulises; Criollo. Colección Archivos (in español). Vol. 3. Vasconcelos, José. Editorial Universidad de Costa Rica. pp. 526–573. ISBN 9782914273008. Retrieved December 6, 2009.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Krauze, Enrique (2011). Redeemers: Ideas and Power in Latin America. Translated by Heifetz, Hank. New York: Harper Collins. p. 84.
- ↑ Krauze, Redeemers; chapter 3 is subtitled "José Vasconcelos, the Cultural Caudillo"
- ↑ "José Vasconcelos". Biografías y Vidas: La enciclopedia biográfica en línea.
Other websites
- Encyclopedia – Britannica Online Encyclopedia at www.britannica.com
- José Vasconcelos An Inventory to His Manuscripts at the Benson Latin American Collection at www.lib.utexas.edu