Froylán Turcios facts for kids
Froylán Turcios (July 7, 1875 – November 19, 1943) was a Honduran writer, journalist and politician. He is considered one of the most important Honduran intellectuals of the early 20th century.
Background and political roles
He was born in Juticalpa, Olancho. He was Minister of Interior, Member of the National Congress of Honduras and delegate to the League of Nations in Geneva.
He was private secretary of guerrilla Augusto César Sandino in Nicaragua, a personal friend of Rubén Darío, Juan Ramón Molina and many other intellectuals and philosophers.
Writing activities
He directed the Tegucigalpa daily paper El Tiempo and founded the journals, El Pensamiento (1894), Revista Nueva (1902), Arte y Letras (1903) and Esfinge (1905), among others. In Guatemala he published the newspapers El Tiempo ( 1904),El Domingo (1908) and in Honduras El Heraldo (1909), El Nuevo Tiempo (1911), and Boletín de La Defensa Nacional (1924 -- see below).
Works
- Mariposas (1895)
- Renglones (1899)
- Hojas de Otoño (1905)
- Anabel Lee (1906)
- El Vampiro (1910)
- Tierra Materna (1911)
- El Fantasma Blanco (1911)
- Prosas nuevas (1914)
- Floresita sonora (1915)
- Cuentos del Amor y la Muerte (1930)
- Páginas del Ayer (1932)
Death
He died in San Jose, Costa Rica but was returned to Honduras and buried in Tegucigalpa.
See also
In Spanish: Froylán Turcios para niños
