Viriato Díaz Pérez
| Viriato Díaz Pérez | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Viriato Díaz Pérez 1875 Madrid, Spain |
| Died | August 25th, 1958 Asunción, Paraguay |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Education | Ph.D |
| Known for | Literature, teaching |
Viriato Díaz Pérez was of the most important teachers that Paraguay had in almost half a century.
Viriato was born in Madrid in 1875. He came from a lineage of intellectual people. He was son of Nicolás Díaz Pérez, renowned writer and author of the Diccionario Biográfico y Bibliográfico de Extremeños Ilustres (Biographic and Bibliographic Dictionary of Illustrious People of Extremadura); Emilia Martín de la Herrería, also a writer.
He got his academic degree of Doctor in Philosophy and Letters in the Central University of Madrid in 1900. He was student of many important teachers, such as Menéndez y Pelayo, Giner de los Ríos, Moraita y Cordera.
He left in his homeland a great amount of scientific and literary accomplishments. He published since 1895, until he came to Paraguay, many articles and essays of extreme profundity, dedicated to subjects of his specialty, among them are:
In 1904, published in Madrid, in the Latin-American Union his work “Movimiento Intelectual en el Paraguay” (Intellectual Movement in Paraguay), in which he makes mention of the most important personalities of the country.
Since young age he was a collaborator in Hispanic magazines, along with other writers of the generation of 98.
In 1906, encouraged by the Paraguayan politician and writer Hérib Campos Cervera, who visited him in Spain, he decides to travel to Paraguay.
He liked the country and stayed and in a land that he would get to love as his own. He married Leticia Godoi Rivarola, daughter of the renowned politician and benefactor Juan Silvano Godoi, and had two sons with her, Fernán and Rodrigo. Rodrigo became a poet.
The museum and library that carries the name of Juan Silvano Godoi became the favorite refuge of Viriato, always devoted to his studies.
He dedicated his life to teaching and the intellectual life, and was teacher of hundreds of Paraguayans that received his influence.
He was appointed Chief of the National Archive, General Director of the Library and Museum of Fine Arts, Member of the Limits Commission with Bolivia. Since 1902 he was Consul of Paraguay in Spain.
In 1907, he organized the literary circle “La Colmena” that gathered together an entire group of first class intellectuals, such as: Rafael Barret, Juan E. O'Leary, Manuel Domínguez, Arsenio López Decoud, Modesto Guggiari, Juan Silvano Godoy, Carlos R. Centurión, Fulgencio R. Moreno, Ricardo Brugada (son), Juan Casabianca, Ignacio A. Pane, Ramón V. Caballero and others.
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