Carlos Montenegro
Bolivian writer and ideologue / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carlos Montenegro Quiroga (26 December 1903 – 10 March 1953) was a Bolivian lawyer, journalist, politician, and writer who served as minister of agriculture from 1943 to 1944. He was the principal political theorist of the Revolutionary Nationalist Movement, co-founding the party newspaper La Calle which laid the ideological bases of the party. His most famous work, Nacionalismo y coloniaje (1943), an essay on the influence of journalism in the history of Bolivia, is considered to be one of the most influential works in Bolivian historiography.
For the Nicaraguan footballer, see Carlos Montenegro (footballer).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Montenegro and the second or maternal family name is Quiroga.
Quick Facts Minister of Agriculture, Livestock,and Colonization, President ...
Carlos Montenegro | |
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Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, and Colonization | |
In office 20 December 1943 – 11 February 1944 | |
President | Gualberto Villarroel |
Preceded by | Julio Céspedes Añez |
Succeeded by | Rafael Otazo |
Personal details | |
Born | Carlos Montenegro Quiroga (1903-12-26)26 December 1903 Cochabamba, Bolivia |
Died | 10 March 1953(1953-03-10) (aged 49) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Cause of death | Cardiac arrest |
Political party | Revolutionary Nationalist Movement (1941–1953) |
Other political affiliations | Nationalist (1927–1936) United Socialist (1936–1941) |
Spouses | María Quiroga Vargas
(m. 1927; div. 1931)Yolanda Céspedes (m. 1934) |
Relations | Augusto Céspedes (brother-in-law) |
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Parent(s) | Rodolfo Montenegro Raquel Quiroga |
Alma mater | Higher University of San Simón |
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