Efraím Cardozo
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Efraím Cardozo was a Paraguay
an politician and historian.
, he spent his childhood in a noble and wise home. Son of the maestro guaireño Ramon Indalecio Cardozo and Juana Sosa, inherited from his elders the love for reading and the noble principles of dignity and righteousness. He married Hilda Clara Saguier Aceval.
In 1921 he joined the National College of Asuncion
where he showed acute intelligence in 1925 became preside of the Student Center and ran magazine "Ariel" along with Juan Esteban Carrón. He finished high school with relevant qualifications and immediately began his studies in advocacy in the institution from which his mother had graduated with brilliant performance. His doctoral thesis was on "The Chaco
in the Viceroyalty of River Plate
."
Within a few years his name was known in the intellectual and journalistic fields. Amateur for historical research harvested a deep knowledge of the troubled past Paraguay
. His academic activity was fruitful. He practiced professorship at the National University, Catholic University and high schools in San Jose and Teresiano.
Later he was appointed general secretary of the Paraguayan delegation at the peace conference.
When the Liberal government was overthrown, Dr. Cardozo was eventually settled in Buenos Aires
where he worked as editor of the newspaper "La Razon".
During the government of Félix Paiva
he was appointed Plenipotentiary Delegate to the Peace Conference which took place in Buenos Aires
with the presence of American representatives.
He joined the delegation to the College who initialed the Arbitral award bordering 1938.
The government of President Estigarribia was part of his first cabinet, holding the portfolio of Justice, Cult and Civic Instruction, while the post of interim chancellor.
He was Deputy National 1938.
In 1940 he was appointed Plenipotentiary Minister to the Argentine government.
Once the Liberal party was proscribed, Dr. Cardozo returned to his old job in the newspaper “La Razon. "
Throughout his life he collected valuable historical documents and information relating to Paraguay
and River Plate
.
In 1954 he gave classes in Europe
, at the Institute for Hispanic Culture invited by the Latin-American’s Graduate School.
He was editor and editor of the newspaper "El liberal". He collaborated by writing articles on "La Razon" Buenos Aires
, "Radical", "ABC" and "Comunidad" of Asuncion.
Since 1923 until the beginning of the war with Bolivia
he published several works related to the defense of the legal rights of Paraguay
in the conflict which threatened with the loss of Chaco Boreal. “El Chaco en el Régimen de las Intendencias. La creación de Bolivia”, “El Chaco y los Virreyes. La cuestión paraguayo-boliviana según documentos de los archivos de Buenos Aires
y de Río de Janeiro”, “La Audiencia de Charcas y la Facultad de gobierno” “Apuntes de historia cultural del Paraguay”, are works which bear witness to the wealth and the seriousness of his arguments that took him to continental notoriety.
Half of the hundred of his writings are a valuable source of knowledge for novices and experts. His collection of 13 volumes of "A hundred years ago," compilation of articles the newspaper "La Tribuna", published throughout the centennial of the epic of the seventies, remains as testimony to undeniable great value. "The Paraguay
of the Conquest," "The Colonial Paraguay”, “The roots of nationality” and “The Independent Paraguay "are eternal works which acquire greater value throughout time. In 1961 the newspaper" La Prensa "Buenos Aires
conferred him the prize Alberdi - Sarmiento.
He died while a senator of Paraguay, on 10 April 1973.
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
an politician and historian.
Childhood and studies
Born in Villarrica, ParaguayVillarrica, Paraguay
Villarrica is a city located in the middle of the Oriental Region of the Paraguayan territory, is capital of the Guairá Department. It was founded by the Spanish Captain Ruy Diaz de Melgarejo on May 14, 1570 in the old Guaira, today in Brazilian territory....
, he spent his childhood in a noble and wise home. Son of the maestro guaireño Ramon Indalecio Cardozo and Juana Sosa, inherited from his elders the love for reading and the noble principles of dignity and righteousness. He married Hilda Clara Saguier Aceval.
In 1921 he joined the National College of Asuncion
Asunción
Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San...
where he showed acute intelligence in 1925 became preside of the Student Center and ran magazine "Ariel" along with Juan Esteban Carrón. He finished high school with relevant qualifications and immediately began his studies in advocacy in the institution from which his mother had graduated with brilliant performance. His doctoral thesis was on "The Chaco
Gran Chaco
The Gran Chaco is a sparsely populated, hot and semi-arid lowland region of the Río de la Plata basin, divided among eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, northern Argentina and a portion of the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, where it is connected with the Pantanal region...
in the Viceroyalty of River Plate
Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
The Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, , was the last and most short-lived Viceroyalty of the Spanish Empire in America.The Viceroyalty was established in 1776 out of several former Viceroyalty of Perú dependencies that mainly extended over the Río de la Plata basin, roughly the present day...
."
Within a few years his name was known in the intellectual and journalistic fields. Amateur for historical research harvested a deep knowledge of the troubled past Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
. His academic activity was fruitful. He practiced professorship at the National University, Catholic University and high schools in San Jose and Teresiano.
Public activities
- He served as secretary of the Presidency of the Republic (1928-1932)
- Secretary of the National Legación Rio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
(1933) - During the war against BoliviaBoliviaBolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
(1932-1935) he served in the operations command of General José Félix EstigarribiaJosé Félix EstigarribiaMarshal José Félix Estigarribia Insaurralde was a decorated Paraguayan war hero and President of Paraguay for the Liberal party. Educated as an agronomist, he joined the national Army in 1910 and spent time in Chile and in Saint Cyr's military academy in France for additional training...
. - The president Eusebio AyalaEusebio AyalaEusebio Ayala was President of Paraguay from 7 November 1921 to 12 April 1923 and again from 15 August 1932 to 17 February 1936. He was a member of the Liberal Party. He was overthrown by Rafael Franco.- His Life :...
appointed him a member of the Boundary Commission whose procedures were implemented with the signing of the protocol of June 12, 1935.
Later he was appointed general secretary of the Paraguayan delegation at the peace conference.
When the Liberal government was overthrown, Dr. Cardozo was eventually settled in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
where he worked as editor of the newspaper "La Razon".
During the government of Félix Paiva
Félix Paiva
Félix Paiva was Paraguayan politician from the Liberal Party.He studied law and worked as university teacher, rector of the University and president of the Supreme Court...
he was appointed Plenipotentiary Delegate to the Peace Conference which took place in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
with the presence of American representatives.
He joined the delegation to the College who initialed the Arbitral award bordering 1938.
The government of President Estigarribia was part of his first cabinet, holding the portfolio of Justice, Cult and Civic Instruction, while the post of interim chancellor.
He was Deputy National 1938.
In 1940 he was appointed Plenipotentiary Minister to the Argentine government.
Once the Liberal party was proscribed, Dr. Cardozo returned to his old job in the newspaper “La Razon. "
Throughout his life he collected valuable historical documents and information relating to Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
and River Plate
Río de la Plata
The Río de la Plata —sometimes rendered River Plate in British English and the Commonwealth, and occasionally rendered [La] Plata River in other English-speaking countries—is the river and estuary formed by the confluence of the Uruguay River and the Paraná River on the border between Argentina and...
.
In 1954 he gave classes in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, at the Institute for Hispanic Culture invited by the Latin-American’s Graduate School.
Publications
His desires of communicator began with the awakening of his intelligence. In 1917, when he was ten years old and together with other classmates, he published "The guaireño", according to the people of the time, it had the characteristics of adult press.He was editor and editor of the newspaper "El liberal". He collaborated by writing articles on "La Razon" Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, "Radical", "ABC" and "Comunidad" of Asuncion.
Since 1923 until the beginning of the war with Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
he published several works related to the defense of the legal rights of Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
in the conflict which threatened with the loss of Chaco Boreal. “El Chaco en el Régimen de las Intendencias. La creación de Bolivia”, “El Chaco y los Virreyes. La cuestión paraguayo-boliviana según documentos de los archivos de Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
y de Río de Janeiro”, “La Audiencia de Charcas y la Facultad de gobierno” “Apuntes de historia cultural del Paraguay”, are works which bear witness to the wealth and the seriousness of his arguments that took him to continental notoriety.
Half of the hundred of his writings are a valuable source of knowledge for novices and experts. His collection of 13 volumes of "A hundred years ago," compilation of articles the newspaper "La Tribuna", published throughout the centennial of the epic of the seventies, remains as testimony to undeniable great value. "The Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
of the Conquest," "The Colonial Paraguay”, “The roots of nationality” and “The Independent Paraguay "are eternal works which acquire greater value throughout time. In 1961 the newspaper" La Prensa "Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
conferred him the prize Alberdi - Sarmiento.
Death and historical legacy
His name appears among the most enlightened historians of Paraguay. Member of a hundred institutions and academies across the continent and Spain, he studied the social and historical memory of the American nations, his views being important in the formation of intellectual generations of young students and researchers.He died while a senator of Paraguay, on 10 April 1973.