The Nobel Academy in Sweden announced that Mexican writer, poet, diplomat and humanist Octavio Paz won the Nobel Prize for Literature on October 11, 1990. Paz was born in Mexico City, and followed in his family’s tradition of activist political journalism. He also served his country as diplomat, but resigned in protest over the Mexican… Continue reading Octavio Paz, Nobel Prize Winner
Tag: 1998
Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives 1998
August 10, 1998 marked the inaugural opening of the Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives. The mission of the center is to disseminate and advance understanding and knowledge of the contributions of Latinas and Latinos to the culture, society, history, arts, and sciences of the US. The Center’s web site features a Virtual Museum, online collections,… Continue reading Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives 1998
Assassination of Monsignor Juan José Gerardi Conedera
On April 26, 1998, Monsignor Juan José Gerardi Conedera was beaten to death, two days after releasing a four-volume report on atrocities by the Guatemalan military during the decades of the Guatemalan Civil War (1960 to 1996). Conedera was a Guatemalan Roman Catholic bishop and human rights defender, who was viewed as a moderate reformer. … Continue reading Assassination of Monsignor Juan José Gerardi Conedera