vi, 77 p. : il. ; 23 cm.

Latin American Monographs, No. 2, December 1957.

Tomado de la Introducción: Conservative in politics, public servant, journalist, teacher, historian, and romantic writer, José Milla y Vidaurre, know also by his anagrammatical pen name, Salomé Jil, was born in Guatemala City on August 4, 1822, within a year after the provinces of Central American won political independence from Spain. During most of his adult life, until his death on September 30, 1882, it was his destiny to be closely associated with the rise of self-government in the State, and later Republic of Guatemala. He served numerous governmental posts , primarily under the Conservcative party of Guatemala, putting his literary talent at the disposal of the conservative cause in politics and society.

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