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Enciclopedia De México
''Enciclopedia de México'' is a national encyclopedia of Mexico. A first edition, in 10 volumes, was published from 1968, with editor Gutierre Tibón. A later edition was published from the late 1970s in 12 volumes, edited by José Rogelio Álvarez ( es) The encyclopedia has a vast array of articles including geology and landforms, fauna and flora, human migration, pre-Conquest ethnicity, anthropology and archeology, and biographical coverage, and it is the most comprehensive encyclopedia on Mexico to date. References Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ... Mexican encyclopedias Spanish-language education 1968 non-fiction books 20th-century encyclopedias {{Mexico-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Mexico covers ,Mexico ''''. . making it the world's 13th-largest country by are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gutierre Tibón
Gutierre Tibón (16 July 1905 – 15 May 1999) was an Italian-Mexican writer. He wrote widely on issues of cultural identity, mixing ideas from anthropology, linguistics, psychology, philosophy, ethnology, sociology, and political science. Early career Tibón was born in Lombardy, Italy. In his early years he worked as a typewriter salesman, later travelling widely in Europe and the Americas for his work.Louis Nesbit, "Gutierre Tibón: Prophet in Mexico", ''Hispania,'' Vol. 33, No. 1, Feb., 1950, pp. 51-53 His visits to Mexico attracted him to the country, and he moved there in 1940. He established himself as a writer and radio personality. His first major work was on the culture and future prospects of Mexico. ''México, 1950, Un País en Futuro'' (1942) looked forward to what he called a ''México Feliz'', which he thought could be achieved by 1950. He advocated strong leadership and government intervention to promote mass education. He later had a success with ''Viaje à la Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Rogelio Álvarez
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacular form of Joseph, which is also in current usage as a given name. José is also commonly used as part of masculine name composites, such as José Manuel, José Maria or Antonio José, and also in female name composites like Maria José or Marie-José. The feminine written form is ''Josée'' as in French. In Netherlandic Dutch, however, ''José'' is a feminine given name and is pronounced ; it may occur as part of name composites like Marie-José or as a feminine first name in its own right; it can also be short for the name ''Josina'' and even a Dutch hypocorism of the name ''Johanna''. In England, Jose is originally a Romano-Celtic surname, and people with this family name can usually be found in, or traced to, the English county ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |