Happy Birthday to novelist, political activist, poet and publisher Manlio Argueta, born on November 24, 1936 in San Miguel, El Salvador. Argueta studied literature and law at the national University of El Salvador, and is internationally known for his chronicling of the brutal civil war in El Salvador through his literary works. In 1972, Argueta had… Continue reading Manlio Argueta, Poet, Novelist and Political Activist
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The Spanish Civil War Begins 1936
Spain’s greatest modern tragedy began on July 17, 1936, at the start of the Spanish Civil War. The War was viewed as one of the final post-World War II struggles between freedom and the Fascism that had cruelly gripped Europe for the War years. Many idealistic young people traveled to Spain to fight against Fascism… Continue reading The Spanish Civil War Begins 1936
Dolores Sanchez, Media Entrepreneur 1936
April 3, 1936 is the birthday of nurse-and-grocer-turned-media entrepreneur Dolores Sanchez. Sanchez is the first Latinx to own a newspaper chain in the US. California-born Sanchez focuses on community affairs; her Eastern Group Publications operates a chain of 10 bilingual community newspapers with a combined audited circulation of 104,000 households and businesses. In 1980, California… Continue reading Dolores Sanchez, Media Entrepreneur 1936
Alfredo Zitarrosa, Singer, Songwriter, Poet and Journalist
March 10, 1936 is the birthday of Alfredo Zitarrosa, a singer, songwriter, poet, and journalist from Uruguay. His birth and childhood were complicated; he was adopted shortly after he was born, but later in life lived with his birth mother and her family. He began his career as a radio broadcaster and actor, and later… Continue reading Alfredo Zitarrosa, Singer, Songwriter, Poet and Journalist