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Francisco Antonio Encina

フランシスコ・アントニオ・エンシナ

Furanshisuko Antonio Enshīna

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1874-09-10 (San Javier de Loncomilla, Chile)
Died
1965-08-23 (Santiago, Chile) age 90
Nationality
Chilean
Languages
Spanish
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Chile

Career

Occupations
politician, agricultural businessman, political essayist, historian
Active Years
1900-1965

Education

University of Chile
Faculty of Law
Degree: LL.B.
Country: Chile

Awards

National Prize for Literature (Chile)
1955
Organization: Government of Chile
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

History of Chile from Prehistory to 1891

1952 History

A 20-volume history of Chile from prehistory to 1891, the largest individual historical work of 20th-century Chile.

History of ChileRacial differencesSocial determinism

Bibliography

  • La educación económica y el liceo. (1912)
  • Nuestra inferioridad económica, sus causas, sus consecuencias (1912)
  • Portales: Introducción a la Historia de la época de Diego Portales (1934)
  • El nuevo concepto de la Historia. (1935)
  • La literatura histórica chilena y el concepto actual de la historia (1935)
  • Historia de Chile desde la prehistoria hasta 1891 (20 volumes). (1952)
  • La entrevista de Guayaquil: Fin del protectorado y defunción del ejército libertador chileno (1953)
  • Emancipación de la presidencia de Quito, del Virreinato de Lima y del Alto Perú (1954)
  • Resumen de la Historia de Chile (edited by Leopoldo Castedo) (1954)
  • La relación entre Chile y Bolivia (1841-1963) (1963)
  • Bolívar (biography) 8 volumes (1957-1965)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Revisionist historyScientific racismSocial Darwinism
Recurring Motifs
RacializationRace differencesPolitical economy

Legacy

Author of the largest individual historical work of 20th-century Chile (20 volumes), co-founder of Chile's first nationalist party, and prominent white supremacist.

In Popular Culture

  • A high school in Chile is named after him (Liceo Francisco Antonio Encina Armanet).

Trivia

  • Prominent white supremacist.
  • Revisionist historian who racialized Chilean history.