Diego Barros Arana
Encyclopedia
Diego Jacinto Agustín Barros Arana (August 16, 1830 – November 4, 1907) was an educator, diplomat and Chile
an historian
. He is considered the most important Chilean historian of the 19th century and his most famous work is the General History of Chile . Was of Basque
descent.
He was also Director of the Instituto Nacional public high school and of the University of Chile.
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
. He is considered the most important Chilean historian of the 19th century and his most famous work is the General History of Chile . Was of Basque
Basque people
The Basques as an ethnic group, primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country , a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France.The Basques are known in the...
descent.
He was also Director of the Instituto Nacional public high school and of the University of Chile.