Roberto Levillier (1881/1886 — March 19, 1969) was an Argentine historian and diplomat.
Roberto Levillier | |
|---|---|
 Autochrome by Georges Chevalier, 1928 | |
| Ambassador of Argentina to Uruguay | |
| In office 1938–1941 | |
| Ambassador of Argentina to Mexico | |
| In office 1935–1937 | |
| Minister Plenipotentiary of Argentina to Czechoslovakia (Concurrent in Finland, Poland and the USSR) | |
| In office June 16, 1928 – 1934 | |
| Preceded by | Hilarión Moreno |
| Succeeded by | José A. Caballero |
| Ambassador of Argentina to Peru | |
| In office 1922–1926 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1881 or 1886 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | March 19, 1969 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Biography
editLevillier served as a diplomat in different countries in Europe (Spain, Portugal, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Finland, the Soviet Union) and in Peru.[1] In 1920 he was part of the Argentine delegation that participated in the first assembly of the League of Nations, along with Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear and Honorio Pueyrredón.[2] Between 1935 and 1937 he was ambassador to Mexico. Between 1938 and 1941 he was ambassador to Uruguay.[1] Despite his initial sympathy for the National Socialist regime,[3] during his stay in Europe he provided aid to persecuted Jews.[4]
From a young age he became interested in historiography, publishing his Nueva crónica de la conquista del Tucumán; The first volume was published in Madrid in 1926, with the following two volumes from the years 1930 and 1932.[4]
In 1942, after retiring from diplomatic activity, he devoted himself fully to historical work. His interest lay in the period of conquest and colony, from a point of view sympathetic to the conquerors and unfavorable to the native peoples.[5] He dedicated himself especially to the compilation and publication of unpublished documents. He stated that Américo Vespucci had arrived at the Río de la Plata. In 1955 he earned a place for life in the National Academy of History of Argentina.[4]
A street in the city of Buenos Aires, another in Córdoba and another in Santiago del Estero bear his name.[1]
Selected works
editHistoriography
edit- Antecedentes de política económica en el Río de la Plata: documentos originales de los siglos XVI al XIX;;, Madrid: Tip. "Sucesores de Rivadeneyra", 1915.
- Santo Toribio Alfonso Mogrovejo, Arzobispo de los Reyes (1581-1606). Organizador de la Iglesia en el Virreinato del Perú. Madrid, 1920.
- Nueva crónica de la conquista del Tucumán. 3 volumes. Madrid, 1926.
- Papeles Eclesiásticos del Tucumán. 2 volumes. Madrid, Imprenta de Juan Pueyo, 1926.
- Biografía de los conquistadores de la Argentina en el siglo XVI. Madrid, Imprenta de Juan Pueyo, 1928.
- Francisco de Aguirre y los orígenes del Tucumán, 1550-1570. Madrid, Imprenta de Juan Pueyo, 1930.
- García de Castro, Lope, Despatch, Lima, Mar. 6, 1565, Gobernantes del Perú, cartas y papeles, Siglo xvi, Documentos del Archivo de Indias, Colección de Publicaciones Históricas de la Biblioteca del Congreso Argentino, ed. Roberto Levillier, 14 volumes., Madrid, 1921-6. In Hemming.
- Don Francisco De Toledo, supremo organizador del Perú, su vida, su obra (1515–1582). Buenos Aires: Porter hnos., 1935-1940.
- Descubrimiento y Población del Norte Argentino por españoles del Perú. Desde la entrada al Tucumán hasta la fundación de Santiago del Estero 1543-1553. Espasa-Calpe S.A., Buenos Aires, 1943.
- Guerras y conquistas en Tucumán y Cuyo. Imprenta Porter hnos. Buenos Aires, 1945
- Americo Vespucio. Ediciones Cultura Hispánica. Madrid, 1966.
- Enciclopedia de Historia Argentina, 5 tomos. Plaza & Janes S.A. Editores Argentina, Buenos Aires, 1968.
Theatre
edit- La tienda de los espejos. Editorial Saturnino Calleja, Buenos Aires, 1921.
- Rumbo Sur, 1937
- Estampas Virreinales Americanas. E. Calpe 1939.
- Amor Con Dolor Se Paga. E. Calpe 1944.
References
edit- ^ a b c Canido Borges, Jorge O. (2003). Buenos Aires, esa desconocida: sus calles, plazas y monumentos (in Spanish). Corregidor. p. 271.
- ^ Escudé, Carlos; Cisneros, Andrés (2000). "La posición argentina en la Sociedad de las Naciones". Historia General de las Relaciones Exteriores de la República Argentina (in Spanish). Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores.
- ^ Escudé, Carlos; Cisneros, Andrés (2000). "Las actividades del nazismo en la Argentina". Historia General de las Relaciones Exteriores de la República Argentina (in Spanish). Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores.
- ^ a b c "Levillier, Roberto (1886-1969)". La Web de las Biografías.
- ^ "Salutación a Levillier". ABC. 1935-01-26. p. 13.