José de la Riva-Agüero y Osma
José de la Riva-Agüero y Osma Marquis of Aulestia Marquis of Casa Dávila | |
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| Preceded by | Jorge Prado Ugarteche |
| Succeeded by | Alberto Rey de Castro |
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| Born | February 26, 1885 Lima, Peru |
| Died | October 25, 1944 (aged 59) Lima, Peru |
| Political party | Democratic National Party, Peruvian Fascist Brotherhood |
| Alma mater | National University of San Marcos |
| Occupation | Writer, historian and politician |
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José de la Riva-Agüero y Osma, 6th Marquess of Montealegre de Aulestia and 5th of Casa-Dávila (26 February 1885 – 25 October 1944) was a
Mayor of Lima. He was a leading member of the so-called Generation of 900 (also known as the Arielist generation), a conservative ideological movement of the early 20th century that also included other important member of Peruvian society, such as Víctor Andrés Belaúnde, Francisco García Calderón Rey, Óscar Miró Quesada de la Guerra and José Gálvez Barrenechea
.
He was a notable
Peruvian culture. His thought followed a changing trajectory, evolving from a youthful liberalism to a severe conservatism rooted in Christianity. He did not marry or leave an inheritance, bequeathing most of his fortune (made up of agricultural estates and works of art) to the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, thus becoming the main benefactor of the institution, which created the Riva-Agüero Institute
three years after his death.
Early years
Riva-Agüero was born in
Princess Caroline-Arnoldine de Looz-Corswarem
.
He was educated at Recoleta Sacred Heart School and
historiography to be written in Latin America. Eventually, he became a lecturer
of history of Peru at San Marcos in 1910.
In 1911, he published an article defending the issuance of an
police forces in the history of Peru
. A few days after his imprisonment, he was released due to political pressure and the Minister resigned from his office.
After a long journey through
Catholic rightist authors such as Jacques Bainville and Charles Maurras and soon became a disciple of their ideas.[citation needed] Riva-Agüero would live in Europe until 1930.[2]
Public office
Riva-Agüero returned to Peru in August 1930 when a military coup led by
provisional Government
. As Mayor, he especially patronize cultural activities, but also had to deal with the 1931 telephone strike.
After the Sánchez Cerro's assassination in 1933, the Assembly proclaimed
Minister of Justice
. He appointed Commander A. Henriod to head the Ministry of Interior and advocated a policy of repression against the leftist APRA and the Communist Party.
His political beliefs changed during his life, evolving from liberalism at his youth to a staunch conservatism rooted in Christianity. In the far right in Peru.[3]
Fascism
After his spell as Prime Minister Riva-Agüero moved further to the
anti-Semitic and soon took to praising Adolf Hitler, losing him some support.[1] Meanwhile, he started insisting that followers called him the Marquis of Aulestia, a title that had been in the family but had long since fell into disuse and which had little currency in a republic such as Peru, and his generally arrogant demeanour cost him more support.[1] His persona was further damaged when he even took to occasional bouts of public transvestism at functions.[1] He and the Peruvian Fascist Brotherhood finally drifted into obscurity in 1942 when Peru officially became one of the Allies although he continued to write articles in defence of the Axis powers until his death.[1][4]
Works
- 1905 - Carácter de la literatura del Perú independiente (Character of the Literature in Independent Peru)
- 1909 - Polémica histórica: el señor González de la Rosa y las obras de Valera y Garcilaso (Historic controversy. González de la Rosa and the works of Valera and Garcilaso)
- 1909 - Garcilaso y el padre Varela (Garcilaso and Father Varela)
- 1910 - History in Peru (La historia en el Perú)
- 1911 - The Concept of Law (Concepto del Derecho)
- 1916 - Elogio del Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (Elegy for Inca Garciliso de la Vega)
- 1919 - Un cantor de Santa Rosa: el conde de la Granja (A Cantor to Santa Rosa: the Count de la Granja)
- 1921 - El Perú histórico y artístico (Historic and Artistic Peru)
- 1922 - Correspondencia de la Audiencia de Lima (1549-1564) Correspondece of the Audiencia de Lima (1549-1564)
- 1930 - Los franciscanos en el Perú y las misiones de Occopa (Franciscans in Peru and the missions in Occopa)
- 1932 - Añoranzas (Longing)
- 1932 - Goethe: homenaje de Lima en el primer centenario de su muerte (Goethe: A Tribute on the centenary of his death)
- 1932 - El problema diplomático del sur: relaciones con Bolivia y Chile (The Southern Diplomatic Affair. Relations with Bolivia and Chile)
- 1932 - Discurso del Colegio Recoleta (Speech at Recoleta School)
- 1935 - Discursos académicos (Academic Speeches)
- 1935 - El primer alcalde de Lima, Nicolás de Ribra el Viejo y su posteridad (The First Alcalde of Lima: Nicolás de Ribera el Viejo and his Legacy)
- 1936 - Nuevos datos sobre el padre Hojeda: La Cristiada, sus inspiraciones eucarísticas (New Facts about Father Hojeda. La Cristiada, her eucharistic inspirations)
- 1937 - Civilización peruana; época prehispánica (Peruvian civilization. Pre-Hispanic era)
- 1937 - Dos estudios sobre Italia contemporánea (Two Studies on Contemporary Italy)
- 1937 - Lope de Vega
- 1937 - Cuzco preincaico: los Ayllus de los incas (Pre-Inca Cusco. The Ayllus of the Incas)
- 1937 - Origen, desarrollo e influencia del fascismo (The Origins, Development and Influence of Fascism)
- 1937-1938 - Por la verdad, la tradición y la patria (For Truth, Tradition and Fatherland)
- 1938 - D'Anunzzio
- 1941 - Goldoni y su influencia en España (Goldoni in Spain)
- 1944 - Anthology (Antología)
- 1944 - Estudios sobre literatura francesa (Studies on French Literature)
- 1944 - El obispo Sarasola (Bishop Sarasola)
- 1954 - Descripción anónima del Perú y Lima a principios del siglo XVII (Anonymous work on Peru and Lima in the Early Eighteenth Century)
- 1954 - Diego Mexía de Fernangil: poeta sevillano del siglo XVI, avecindado en el Perú y la segunda parte de su "Parnaso antártico" (Diego Mexía de Fernangil. Sevilian Poet of the Sixteenth century, settled in Peru and the second part of his 'Antarctic Parnassus')
- 1955 - Paisajes peruanos (Peruvian Landscapes)
- 1960 - Afirmación del Perú (Consolitation of Peru)
- 1962 - Obras completas (Complete Works)
- 1963 - El deán Valdiivia y la Confederación Perú-Boliviana (Dean Valdivia and the Peru-Bolivia Confederation)
See also
- Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú.
References
- ^ a b c d e f Philip Rees, Biographical Dictionary of the Extreme Right Since 1890, 1990, p. 324
- ^ a b Sánchez 1975, p. 1228.
- ^ Philip Rees, Biographical Dictionary of the Extreme Right Since 1890, 1990, p. 324
- ^ a b Gunitskiy, Vsevolod (2011). From Shocks to Waves: Hegemonic Transitions and Democratization in the Twentieth Century. Columbia University. pp. 271–272.
The most prominent fascist movement in Peru was the Union Revolucionaria (UR), which used the fascist salute and developed a party militia called the Black Shirts. The UR, modeling themselves after Mussolini's Italy, were anti-democratic, populist, and nationalist, but after a failed bid in the 1936 elections the party gradually lost support. Following its demise, the Peruvian Fascist Brotherhood became the major outlet of Peruvian fascism, led by the former prime minister Jose de la Riva-Aguero y Osma. While the group initially received some support, it quickly faded after Peru entered the war on the side of the Allies.
- ^ Stanley G. Payne, A History of Fascism 1914-1945, 2001, p. 343
Bibliography
- Sánchez, Luis Alberto (1975). La literatura peruana. Derrotero para una historia cultural del Perú, tomo IV. Cuarta edición y definitiva. Lima: P. L. Villanueva Editor.
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