''Historia'' is a
peer-reviewed
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academic journal
An academic journal or scholarly journal is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as permanent and transparent forums for the presentation, scrutiny, and d ...
specialising in the
history
History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the History of writing#Inventions of writing, invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbr ...
of the
Americas
The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World.
Along with th ...
and
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
. It was established in 1961 and its first director was
Jaime Eyzaguirre
Jaime Eyzaguirre (21 December 1908 – 17 September 1968) was a Chilean lawyer, essayist and historian. He is variously recognized as a writer of Spanish traditionalist or conservative historiography in his country.Góngora ''et al''., pp. 201â ...
.
The first editorial committee included
Ricardo Krebs,
Gonzalo Vial,
Gabriel Guarda
Gabriel Guarda (born Fernando Guarda Geywitz; 19 January 1928 – 23 October 2020), was a Chilean historian and architect.
Career
He studied architecture at the Catholic University of Chile. He was part of the editorial committee of the journal ' ...
,
Armando de Ramón, Julio González and Carlos Oviedo. Javier González acted as secretary.
[ Apart from original articles the journal includes a ]bibliography
Bibliography (from and ), as a discipline, is traditionally the academic study of books as physical, cultural objects; in this sense, it is also known as bibliology (from ). English author and bibliographer John Carter describes ''bibliography ...
of any history publication about Chile or written by a Chilean in the period that precedes the journal deem relevant.
External links
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References
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History of the Americas journals
Biannual journals
Publications established in 1961
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile academic journals
Spanish-language journals
1961 establishments in Chile