Reyes, Alfonso, 1889-1959

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Alfonso Reyes Ochoa (b. May 17 1889, Monterrey, Mexico–d. Dec. 27, 1959, Mexico City, Mexico) was a Mexican writer, philosopher and diplomat. His father, Bernardo Reyes, served as governor of Nuevo León and the Secretary of War and Navy. Along with many other young intellectuals, Reyes founded the Ateneo de la Juventud to promote new cultural and aesthetic ideals and educational reform in Mexico in 1909. At 21, Reyes published his first book, Cuestiones Estéticas. He lived in Spain from 1914-1924 and served as a Mexican diplomat to Spain, Argentina, Brazil, and France.
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referencedIn Papers of Robert Woods Bliss and Mildred Barnes Bliss, ca. 1860-1969 (inclusive) Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Ibarbourou, Juana de, 1895?-1979. Juana de Ibarbourou papers, 1915-1960. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Chacón y Calvo, José María, 1893-1969. Zenaida Gutiérrez-Vega collection of José María Chacón y Calvo, 1793-2007 (bulk 1915-2007). Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Reyes, Alfonso 1889-1959. Tarjeta postal de Alfonso Reyes a Guillermo de Torre. México, 16 julio 1954 [Manuscrito]. Biblioteca Nacional de España, Biblioteca Nacional - Madrid
referencedIn Manuel Pedro González Papers, 1930-1969 University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
referencedIn Zenaida Gutiérrez-Vega collection of José María Chacón y Calvo, 1793-2007, 1915-2007 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Abraham Aaron Roback papers, 1909-1965. Houghton Library
referencedIn Juan Ramón Jiménez Papers, 1901-1954 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Pedro Salinas papers, ca. 1912-1975 (inclusive), 1936-1951 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Juana de Ibarbourou Papers, 1915-1960 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Borges, Jorge Luis, 1899-1986. Letter and cards of Jorge Luis Borges, 1941 and n.d. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn John Brande Trend: Correspondence and Papers, c. 1930-1955 Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
creatorOf Reyes, Alfonso, 1889-1959. Correspondence to Van Wyck Brooks, 1943-1948. University of Pennsylvania Library
creatorOf Alexander, Horace Gundry, 1889-1989. Elizabeth Marsh Jensen papers, 1912-1989. Haverford College Library
referencedIn Robb, James W. (James Willis). James W. Robb papers, 1938-2000 George Washington University
referencedIn Victoria Ocampo papers, 1908-1979. Houghton Library
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correspondedWith Bliss, Robert Woods, 1875-1962 person
associatedWith Borges, Jorge Luis, 1899-1986. person
associatedWith Chacón y Calvo, José María, 1893-1969. person
associatedWith Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904. person
associatedWith Chesterton, G.K. (Gilbert Keith), 1874-1936 person
associatedWith de Ibarbourou, Juana person
correspondedWith González, Manuel Pedro, 1893- person
associatedWith Gracián y Morales, Baltasar, 1601-1658 person
associatedWith Guzmán, Martín Luis, 1887-1976 person
associatedWith Henríquez Ureña, Pedro, 1884-1946 person
associatedWith Ibarbourou, Juana de, 1895?-1979. person
associatedWith Jiménez, Juan Ramón, 1881-1958 person
associatedWith John Brande Trend person
associatedWith Menéndez Pidal, Ramón, 1869-1968 person
correspondedWith Ocampo, Victoria, 1891- person
associatedWith Quevedo, Francisco de, 1580-1645 person
childOf Reyes, Bernardo, 1849-1913 person
correspondedWith Roback, A. A. (Abraham Aaron), 1890-1965 person
associatedWith Robb, James W. (James Willis) person
correspondedWith Salinas, Pedro, 1892-1951 person
associatedWith Sterne, Laurence, 1713-1768 person
associatedWith Torre, Guillermo de 1900-1971. person
associatedWith Torri, Julio, 1889-1970 person
associatedWith Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México corporateBody
associatedWith Vasconcelos, José. person
associatedWith Vega, Lope de, 1562-1635 person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Mexico City 09 MX
Argentine Republic 00 AR
Republic of France 00 FR
Monterrey 02 MX
Mexico 00 MX
Federative Republic of Brazil 00 BR
Kingdom of Spain 00 ES
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Birth 1889-05-17

Death 1959-12-27

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