Silvio Zavala
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Silvio Arturo Zavala Vallado (born February 7, 1909) is a pioneer in law history studies and Mexico
’s institutions. Born in Mérida, Yucatán
, he studied at the National University of Mexico and at the University of Madrid, obtaining a Ph.D. in law from the latter. He began his professional career in Spain in the Center for Historic Studies in Madrid.
He has been a member of El Colegio Nacional since January 6, 1947, and of the Board of the Chronicle of Mexico City. He received the 1969 National Literature Award; the Vasco de Quiroga
Medal (1986); the Rafael Heliodoro Valle Award (1988); the Eligio Ancona Medal; and the Prince of Asturias Award. He served as Ambassador of Mexico in France from 1966 to 1975.
Zavala has written over sixty books and two hundred and fifty articles. In May 2008, at the age of 99, the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) bestowed upon him the Acknowledgment to a Lifetime Career to honor his work as a historian, scholar, researcher, thinker and cultural advocate. http://dti.inah.gob.mx/index.php?Itemid=150&id=839&option=com_content&task=view
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
’s institutions. Born in Mérida, Yucatán
Mérida, Yucatán
Mérida is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Yucatán and the Yucatán Peninsula. It is located in the northwest part of the state, about from the Gulf of Mexico coast...
, he studied at the National University of Mexico and at the University of Madrid, obtaining a Ph.D. in law from the latter. He began his professional career in Spain in the Center for Historic Studies in Madrid.
He has been a member of El Colegio Nacional since January 6, 1947, and of the Board of the Chronicle of Mexico City. He received the 1969 National Literature Award; the Vasco de Quiroga
Vasco de Quiroga
Vasco de Quiroga was the first bishop of Michoacán, Mexico and one of the judges in the second Audiencia that governed New Spain from January 10, 1531 to April 16, 1535....
Medal (1986); the Rafael Heliodoro Valle Award (1988); the Eligio Ancona Medal; and the Prince of Asturias Award. He served as Ambassador of Mexico in France from 1966 to 1975.
Zavala has written over sixty books and two hundred and fifty articles. In May 2008, at the age of 99, the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) bestowed upon him the Acknowledgment to a Lifetime Career to honor his work as a historian, scholar, researcher, thinker and cultural advocate. http://dti.inah.gob.mx/index.php?Itemid=150&id=839&option=com_content&task=view
Selected works
- Las instituciones jurídicas en la conquista de América, Madrid, 1935.
- La encomienda indiana, Madrid, 1935.
- Fuentes para la historia del trabajo en Nueva España, México, 1939-1946.
- Ideario de Vasco de Quiroga, México, 1941.
- New Viewpoints on the Spanish Colonization of America, Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press, 1943.
- Ensayos sobre la colonización española en América, Buenos Aires, 1944.
- La filosofía política en la conquista de América, México, 1947.
- Aproximaciones a la historia de México, México, 1953.
- Sir Thomas More in New Spain: A Utopian Adventure of the Renaissance, Londres, Canning House, 1955.
- La defensa de los derechos del hombre en América Latina (siglos XVI-XVIII), París, Unesco, 1963.
- Recuerdo de Vasco de Quiroga, México, D. F., Editorial Porrúa, 1965.
- El Mundo Americano en la Época Colonial, México, Editorial Porrúa, 1968.
- Orígenes de la colonización en el Río de la Plata, México, D. F., El Colegio Nacional, 1978.