Jaime Mendoza Gonzáles (1874–1939) was a Bolivian doctor, journalist and writer. A native of Sucre, he trained to be a doctor, providing valuable services in Llallagua and in Guerra del Acre. As a journalist, he founded the newspapers Nuevas Rutas and La República in Sucre. He also wrote for many newspapers around the country.[1]
Jaime Mendoza Gonzáles | |
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| Born | 1874 |
| Died | 1939 (aged 64–65) |
| Occupation(s) | Doctor, journalist, writer |
| Known for | Novelist, founder of newspapers |
| Notable work | En las tierras del Potosí (1911) |
His novel En las tierras del Potosí (1911)[2] is considered one of the best novels in Bolivian literature.
Selected novels
edit- En las tierras del Potosí (1911)
- Páginas bárbaras (1914)
- Memorias de un estudiante (1918)
- Los héroes anónimos (1928)
- El lago enigmático (1936)
- Voces de antaño (1938)
Selected non-fiction
edit- La Universidad de Charcas y la idea revolucionaria (1924)
- La creación de una nacionalidad (1925)
- Ayacucho y el Alto Perú (1926)
- Biografía de Gregorio Pacheco (1926)
- El factor Geográfico en la nacionalidad boliviana (1925)
- El Macizo Boliviano (1935)
- La Tesis Andinista, Bolivia-Paraguay (1933)
- La tragedia del Chaco (1933).
References
edit- ^ "Jaime Mendoza / Biografía .: Un día en la historia de Bolivia". historia.com.bo.
- ^ Mendoza, Jaime (1911). En las tierras del Potosi (in Spanish). Tasso.