Emilio Rodríguez Mendoza
Emilio Rodríguez | |
|---|---|
| Ambassador of Chile to Venezuela | |
| In office 1941–1944 | |
| President | Pedro Aguirre Cerda Juan Antonio Ríos |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 15 May 1930 – 6 June 1932 | |
| Constituency | 4th Provincial Grouping (Santiago) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 May 1873 |
| Died | 11 December 1960 (aged 87) |
| Party | Radical Party |
| Spouse | Mercedes Basáñez |
Emilio Rodríguez Mendoza (5 May 1873 – 11 December 1960) was a Chilean writer, journalist, diplomat and politician. He served as senator representing the Fourth Provincial Grouping of Santiago during the 1930–1938 legislative period interrupted after the 1932 Chilean coup d'état.[1]
Biography
Rodríguez was born in Valparaíso, Chile, on 5 May 1873, the son of Javier Rodríguez Vargas and Olegaria Mendoza Valenzuela. He married Mercedes Basáñez, from Uruguay.[1]
He studied at the Instituto Nacional and at the Colegio de los Agustinos. He devoted himself to literary and journalistic activities, writing novels, essays and chronicles, and became especially active in the press. He was a founding editor of the newspaper La Ley in 1894, using the pseudonym "A. de Gery", where his first book, prologued by Rubén Darío, was published. He also contributed to newspapers such as La Tarde and La Libertad Electoral.[1]
He began his public career in 1891 as an official in the Ministry of War and later worked in the postal service. In 1902 he was appointed second secretary of the Chilean legation in Brazil, beginning a long diplomatic career that included postings in Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Colombia, Belgium, the Netherlands, Argentina, Bolivia and Spain, where he later served as ambassador.[1]
In 1903 he was a contributor to El Ferrocarril and professor of art history at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Chile. He later worked for El Mercurio and La Nación and founded the newspaper La Hora in 1935.[1]
He used numerous pseudonyms, including Garrick, Juan Jil, Papá Goriot, Fray Candil, Mister Quidam, L’Aiglon and Don Caprice.[1]
He received various decorations and was a member of several academic institutions, including historical academies in Brazil and Colombia, the Real Academia de San Fernando, and the Chilean Academy of History.[1]
Political career
Rodríguez was elected senator for the Fourth Provincial Grouping of Santiago for the 1930–1938 legislative period, representing the Radical Party. He served as president of the Permanent Commission on Foreign Relations.[2][1]
His tenure was interrupted following the 1932 Chilean coup d'état, which led to the dissolution of the National Congress on 6 June 1932.[1]
In subsequent years, he continued his public career as Director General of Statistics (1939) and later as ambassador to Venezuela (1941–1944).[1]
References
Bibliography
- Luis Valencia Avaria (1951). Anales de la República: textos constitucionales de Chile y registro de los ciudadanos que han integrado los Poderes Ejecutivo y Legislativo desde 1810. Tomo II. Imprenta Universitaria, Santiago.