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.[1]

Brigadier General José 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

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,[2] 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).[3][4] 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.[5] 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

На других языках

[ru] Перальта Лагос, Хосе Мария