In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Peralta and the second or maternal family name is Lagos.
| Brigadier GeneralJosé María Peralta Lagos | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Minister of National Defense | |
| In office 1 March 1911 – 9 February 1913 | |
| President | Manuel Enrique Araujo |
| Preceded by | Fernando Figueroa |
| Succeeded by | Luis Alonso Barahona |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 July 1873 Santa Tecla, El Salvador |
| Died | 22 July 1944(1944-07-22) (aged 70) Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Academia de Ingenieros de Guadalajara |
| Occupation | Writer, military engineer, politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  El Salvador |
| Branch/service | Salvadoran Army |
| Years of service | ? – ? |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
José María Peralta Lagos (25 July 1873 – 22 July 1944), was a Salvadoran writer, military engineer, and politician. He wrote under the pseudonym T.P. Mechín.
Biography
Peralta Lagos was born on 25 July 1873 in Santa Tecla, El Salvador. He studied at the Academia de Ingenieros de Guadalajara, a military academy, in Guadalajara, Spain. He spearheaded the construction of the Teatro Nacional de El Salvador in the early 20th century, along with the engineer José Emilio Alcaine. He was a diplomatic representative of El Salvador in Spain and Minister of National Defense and Navy under president Manuel Enrique Araujo (1911–1913). He also served as a member of the Academia Salvadoreña de la Lengua.
Peralta Lagos's writing is costumbrista, is humorous, and is sometimes ironic. Peralta Lagos had eight children including Jose Maria Peralta Salazar, who served as president of the parliament of El Salvador in the 1950's.
Works
His published works are:
- Burla Burlando (collection of articles, 1923)
- La Muerte de la Tórtola o Malandanzas de Un Corresponsal (novel, 1932)
- Brochazos (short stories, 1925)
- Dr. Gonorreitigorrea (novel, 1926)
- Candidato (comedy in three acts, 1931)
- Masferrer Humorista (essay, 1933)
- Algunas Ideas Sobre la Futura Organización de la Enseñanza Superior de CA. (essay, 1936)
References
- Algunos de los escritores más sobresalientes de la literatura salvadoreña... Archived 2013-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
- "Presidencia de la República de El Salvador". Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- "Galeria Exministros" [Gallery of Ex-Ministers]. Fuerzaarmada.gob.sv (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 October 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- Peralta Lagos, José María (1873–1944)
- Escritores de El Salvador
