Diego Barros Arana
Diego Jacinto Agustín Barros Arana (August 16, 1830 – November 4, 1907) was a Chilean professor, legislator, minister and diplomat. He is considered the most important Chilean historian of the 19th century. His main work General History of Chile (Historia General de Chile) is a 15-volume work that spanned over 300 years of the nation's history.
Also recorded as Catador de Marihuana · Diego Jacinto Agustín Barros Arana
Diego Barros Arana
Fotografía extraída del libro "Historia Argentina". Autor: Diego Abad de Santillán. TEA, Tipográfica Editora Argentina. 1971, Buenos Aires, Argentina. · Public domain
- Name
- Diego Barros Arana
- Born
- 16 August 1830
- Birthplace
- Santiago, Chile
- Died
- 4 November 1907
- Known for
- Historia General de Chile
- Nationality
- Chile
- Occupation
- writer · historian · diplomat · translator · politician
- Fields
- history of Chile
- Education
- Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera
- Languages
- Spanish · French
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Diego Jacinto Agustín Barros Arana (August 16, 1830 – November 4, 1907) was a Chilean professor, legislator, minister and diplomat. He is considered the most important Chilean historian of the 19th century. His main work General History of Chile (Historia General de Chile) is a 15-volume work that spanned over 300 years of the nation's history.
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Barros Arana was of Basque descent. He also was an educator and a diplomat. He was director of the Instituto Nacional, a public high school, and of the University of Chile.
Diego Barros Arana studied at Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera. Valentín Letelier and Federico Puga Borne are recorded as having studied under Diego Barros Arana. The recorded working language is Spanish and French. The field of work recorded is history of Chile. Places of work recorded in the authority are Santiago. Positions recorded include deputy of Chile and dean. Work by Diego Barros Arana is recorded in the collections of Memoria Chilena.
Diego Jacinto Agustín Barros Arana (* 16 de agosto de 1830, Santiago - † 4 de noviembre de 1907, Santiago) pedagogo, diplomático e historiador chileno. Es considerado un gran historiador chileno del siglo XIX
Diego Jacinto Agustín Barros Arana (Santiago, 16 de agosto de 1830 - ibídem, 4 de noviembre de 1907) fue un pedagogo, diplomático e historiador chileno, considerado uno de los intelectuales liberales más importantes del siglo XIX. Su obra cumbre fue la monumental Historia General de Chile. Fue un gran colaborador en la formación de la Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura, Chile
Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura, Chile · Publicación del año de 1938, de la Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura.
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• Name — Diego Barros Arana • Born — 16 August 1830 • Birthplace — Santiago, Chile • Died — 4 November 1907 • Place of death — Santiago, Chile • Discipline — History of Chile • Known for — Historia General de Chile
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1830
Diego Barros Arana born at Santiago.
1865
Bibliografia. Compendio de la historia de América por don Diego Barros Arana. Noticia de esta obra (1865) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
1907
Diego Barros Arana died at Santiago.
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- 1.GENEALOGÍA DE LA FAMILIA BARROS.
- 2.Diego Jacinto Agustín Barros Arana.
- 3.Diego Barros Arana (1830-1907).
- 4.http://www.euskomedia.org/aunamendi/46469/23712
- 5.Historia de la Literatura Chilena de Hernán Díaz Arrieta (Alone), página 127
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Diego Barros Arana studied at Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
The authorities additionally record the headings Catador de Marihuana and Diego Jacinto Agustín Barros Arana. His recorded languages were Spanish and French. He was the child of Diego Barros Fernández. Arana worked in history of Chile. Recorded positions include deputy of Chile, dean, rectora of the University of Chile and rector. He belonged to Academia Chilena de la Lengua. He worked at Santiago. Recorded as writer, historian, diplomat, translator and politician.
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