Biblioteca de la Presidencia de Colombia

Biblioteca de la Presidencia de Colombia (Library of the Presidency of Colombia) is a state-sponsored literary and historical Colombian book series published in the mid-1950s.

History

It was published between 1954 and 1958, that is, during the presidency of Gustavo Rojas Pinilla. Issued in Bogotá, the series comprises key works of Colombian literature and historiography, including classics such as those by José Manuel Restrepo (1781–1863). The series comprises fifty titles.[1]

The volumes were published by the Empresa Nacional de Publicacciones de Columbia, under the management of Jorge Luis Arango. The published literary works are of special interest for the literature and history of that country, "some of them unpublished for centuries; some printed, but today very rare and difficult to obtain”.[2]

The Autobiografia (Autobiography) of the acclaimed Colombian politician, historian and investigator José Manuel Restrepo f.e. gives information on Colombian military and political history. The five volumes Historia documentada de la iglesia en Urabá y el Darién; desde el descubrimiento hasta nuestros días (Documented history of the Church in Urabá and Darién; from the Discovery to the present day) of Father Severino de Santa Teresa f.e. contain the history from the Discovery up to 1810, and the period of Independent Spanish America (1810–1956). An other volumes ist the famous Recopilación historial — Historia de Santa Marta y Nuevo Reino de Granada (Historical Compilation — History of Santa Marta and the New Kingdom of Granada) by Frey Pedro de Aguado, originally published in 1568.

Overview (in selection)

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See also

References

  1. ^ diccionariodecolombia.expert: Biblioteca de la Presidencia de Colombia
  2. ^ cambridge.org: Review to nos. 28, 29 (in: The Americas, Volume 14, Issue 1, July 1957, pp. 102 - 104; Academy of American Franciscan History 1957) - in partial view
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