José María Peralta Lagos
| José María Peralta Lagos | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 25, 1873 Santa Tecla, El Salvador |
| Died |
July 22, 1944 Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Nationality | Salvadoran |
| Occupation | 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)