Luis González Obregon (1865-1938) was a Mexican writer, chronicler, historian, and bibliophile. In the mid-nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, he stood out as one of the most outstanding intellectuals in his country for his work on the history and Spanish colonization of the Aztec territory..
González Obregón's literary work was characterized by being meticulous and precise. The author narrated the events through a simple, attractive and easily understood language in accordance with the Castilian of the time. The detail with which he developed his texts made him the main and perpetual chronicler of Mexico City.
The most important titles of this writer were: Last moments of the first leaders of independence, Mexico in 1768, Collection of paintings on the history of Mexico, The remains of Hernán Cortés Y Life in Mexico in 1810. This historian published his work in various newspapers and was part of cultural institutions in his country.
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Luis González Obregón was born on August 25, 1865 in Guanajuato. His personal and family life has been little studied, so who his parents were and other information related to his childhood is unknown..
González Obregón's first years of studies were spent in his hometown. Then he moved to the capital of the country to study law, but soon after he decided on a career in history. One of his greatest experiences as a student was having been a student of the writer and journalist Ignacio Manuel Altamirano.
Since his youth, the writer was linked to the cultural development of Mexico. At the age of twenty he participated in the creation of the Mexican Scientific and Literary Lyceum, with young intellectuals of the time such as: Luis Gonzaga Urbina, Toribio Esquivel Obregón and Ezequiel Chávez.
Luis González Obregón knew how to combine his knowledge of the history of Mexico with his talent for writing. So around 1887 he published several chronological and historical texts in the newspaper The National.
The writer released the work in 1888 Don José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi, the Mexican thinker, which gave greater recognition to his career.
At the beginning of the 20th century González carried out various cultural tasks and quickly managed to achieve professional growth. For a time he was in charge of the information dissemination of the National Library and was part of the National Museum of Anthropology.
In 1911 the author served as director of the General Archive of the Nation and published Life in Mexico in 1810.
González Obregón served as brigadier general in the second US intervention in 1914. As a result, he became director of historians and researchers at the General Archive of the Nation in 1917.
The historian was active both in the development of his work and within cultural organizations. In 1916 he entered the Mexican Academy of Language and held chair 11. From 1919 he was in charge of the Mexican Academy of History for three years, of which he was a member..
González brought to light his work in 1922 The streets of Mexico, a historical book that gave him greater renown. In that same year he managed to publish Cuauhtémoc, but with the passage of time his state of health began to weaken and blindness began to limit his literary production.
The author spent his last years of life dedicated to research and writing. Despite his visual condition, he was able to publish titles such as Chroniquillas of New Spain, Chroniclers and historians Y Historical and biographical essays. González Obregón died on June 19, 1938 in Mexico City.
Luis González Obregón's literary style was characterized by having a simple and precise language and by a pleasant narrative that aroused the interest of readers to know more about history. The themes of his works were historical, mainly related to the colonization and independence of Mexico..
- Don José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi, the Mexican thinker (1888).
- Brief news of Mexican novelists in the 19th century (1889).
- Biography of Ignacio M. Altamirano (1893).
- Last moments of the first leaders of independence (1896).
- Mexico in 1768 (1897).
- Minutes of the inauguration of the Valley of Mexico Drain (1900).
- Life and works of Mr. José Fernando Ramírez (1901).
- The ancient and modern conquerors of mr. Don Francisco Sosa (1901).
- Brief review of the works of the Valley of Mexico Drain (1901).
- Collection of paintings on the history of Mexico (1904).
- The remains of Hernán Cortés (1906).
- The precursors of Mexican independence in the 16th century (1907).
- The Indian uprisings in the 17th century (1907).
- Justo Sierra (1907).
- Captain Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1907).
- Don José Fernández Ramírez, biographical data, historical review of the works of the Valley of Mexico Drain.
- The precursors of independence in the 19th century, Don Justo Sierra, historian (1907).
- Don Guillén de Lampart (1908).
- The inquisition and independence in the seventeenth century.
- Fray Melchor de Talamantes (1909).
- Biography and posthumous writers.
- Monument to the Corregidora of Querétaro (1910).
- The National Library of Mexico (1910).
- Life in Mexico in 1810 (1911).
- Cuauhtémoc (1922).
- The streets of Mexico (1922).
- Chroniquillas of New Spain (1936).
- Chroniclers and historians (1936).
- Historical and biographical essays (1937).
- The streets of Mexico (posthumous edition, 1988).
It was one of the best known works of the Mexican writer. In it, a series of chronicles were developed based on the walks and walks that González Obregón himself made through the historic center of the Mexican capital. The publication was divided into two books.
Here are some of the stories that made up the book:
- "What happened in the street of the Archbishop".
- "La llorona".
- "The legend of 'the appeared' of the main square".
- "The history of the House of Tiles".
- "The legend of the Ávilas' sister".
- "The crime of the professed".
- "The legend of the two burned".
- "The royal festivals of Plaza Mayor".
- "The Friday of Dolores".
- "Memorable fires".
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