Vicente Riva Palacio
Vicente Riva Palacio | |
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Born | Vicente Florencio Carlos Riva Palacio Guerrero October 16, 1832 |
Died | November 22, 1896 | (aged 64)
Nationality | Mexican |
Occupation | Politician |
Vicente Florencio Carlos Riva Palacio Guerrero better known as Vicente Riva Palacio (16 October 1832 in Mexico City – 22 November 1896 in Madrid) was a Mexican liberal politician, novelist, journalist, intellectual, and military leader.
His father was Mariano Riva Palacio, a moderate liberal, and his mother was María de los Dolores Guerrero Hernández, daughter of independence hero and President of Mexico Vicente Guerrero and María de Guadalupe Hernández.[1][2] Vicente's father worked for the Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico in Querétaro during the French intervention in Mexico,[3] but Riva Palacio led forces in defense of the Mexican Republic against the French-backed empire.
Life
In 1845 Riva Palacio entered college at San Gregorio, graduating in 1854 with a law degree. Riva Palacio was not only a lawyer but a general, diplomat, politician, historian and a writer. After Riva Palacio received his degree in law he continued working while going to war. Riva Palacio participated in the liberal
Works
Riva Palacio published in several different genres: history, poetry, novels, and theatrical works. His writings have been the subject of scholarly study.[7][8][9][10][11]
- Novels
- Calvario y tabor
- Monja y casada, virgen y mártir
- Martín Garatuza
- Las dos emparedadas: Memorias de la Inquisición
- Los piratas del golfo
- La vuelta de los muertos
- Memorias de un impostor: Don Guillén de Lampart, rey de México
- Un secreto que mata
- Books of poetry
- Flores de alma
- Páginas en verso
- Mis versos
- Theatrical works written in collaboration
- Las liras hermanas
- Histories and criticisms
- Historia de la administración de don Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada
- Los ceros
- México a través de los siglos, v.2, El virreinato
- El libro rojo (in collaboration)
- Stories and legends
- Cuentos de un loco
- Cuentos del general
- Tradiciones y leyendas mexicanas (in collaboration)
- El abanico
References
- ^ José Ortiz Monasterio, "Vicente Riva Palacio y Guerrero" in Encyclopedia of Mexico, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn 1997, p.1281.
- ^ "Vicente Riva Palacio." Bicentenario Independencia. Diccionario Porrúa, Biografía y Geografía de México. n.d. Web. 08 March 2010.
- ^ (Bicentenaro par.1)
- ^ Enciclopedia Política de México 9 Tomo V. (PDF). Senado de la República - Instituto Belisario Domínguez. 2010.
- ^ José Ortiz Monasterio, "Vicente Riva Palacio y Guerrero", p. 1281.
- ^ "Vicente Riva Palacio Collection, 1790-1896 , Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries, University of Texas at Austin". Retrieved April 30, 2010.
- ^ Monasterio, José Ortiz. Historia y ficción: los dramas y novelas de Vicente Riva Palacio. Universidad iberoamericana, 1993.
- ^ Leal, Luis. "Vicente Riva Palacio, cuentista." Revista Iberoamericana 22.44 (1957): 301-309.
- ^ Ponce, Ma Teresa Solórzano. "La novela teatralizada de Vicente Riva Palacio." Literatura Mexicana 7.2 (1996): 351-363.
- ^ Monasterio, José Ortiz. "Las novelas históricas de Vicente Riva Palacio." Secuencia 21 (1991): 019
- ^ Rangel, Dolores. "El proyecto de nación e identidad de Vicente Riva Palacio en Martín Garatuza." Espéculo: Revista de Estudios Literarios 43 (2009).
Further reading
- Giron, Nicole. "Ignacio Manuel Altamirano y Vicente Riva Palacio: una amistad con fondo de parentesco tixtleco." Secuencia 35 (1996): 007.
External links
- Works by Vicente Riva Palacio at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)