Francisco Antonio Encina facts for kids
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Francisco Antonio Encina
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Francisco Antonio Encina in 1903
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| Born | 10 September 1874 San Javier de Loncomilla, Chile
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| Died | 23 August 1965 (aged 90) |
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Francisco Antonio Encina Armanet (born September 10, 1874, died August 23, 1965) was an important Chilean historian, writer, and politician. He was also a successful businessman in agriculture.
He is most famous for writing a huge 20-volume book called History of Chile from Prehistory to 1891. This was the biggest history book written by one person in Chile during the 20th century. He also helped start Chile's first nationalist political party.
In 1955, he received the National Prize for Literature, a very important award in Chile. A high school in Las Cabras, Chile, is named after him: Liceo Francisco Antonio Encina Armanet.
Explore His Major Books and Writings
Francisco Antonio Encina wrote many books during his life. Here are some of his most well-known works:
- La educación económica y el liceo. (1912)
- Nuestra inferioridad económica, sus causas, sus consecuencias (1912)
- Portales: Introducción a la Historia de la época de Diego Portales (1934)
- El nuevo concepto de la Historia. (1935)
- La literatura histórica chilena y el concepto actual de la historia (1935)
- Historia de Chile desde la prehistoria hasta 1891 (20 volumes). (1952)
- La entrevista de Guayaquil: Fin del protectorado y defunción del ejército libertador chileno (1953)
- Emancipación de la presidencia de Quito, del Virreinato de Lima y del Alto Perú (1954)
- Resumen de la Historia de Chile (edited by Leopoldo Castedo) (1954)
- La relación entre Chile y Bolivia (1841-1963) (1963)
- Bolívar,(biografía) 8 volumes, Editorial Nascimento, Santiago, 1957-1965
See Also
In Spanish: Francisco Antonio Encina para niños
