Armando Alba Zambrana

Armando Alba Zambrana (9 February 1901 – 10 October 1974) was a Bolivian writer, journalist, historian and politician from Potosí.[1] He won the Premio Nacional de Cultura in 1969. He was an important member of Gesta Bárbara and founded the Editorial Potosí group of writers. During the administration of President Enrique Hertzog, Alba was appointed Minister of Education and Indigenous Affairs.[2] He was also the Bank Secretary of Potosí[3] and the 100th anniversary of birth was celebrated in 2001.[4]

Armando Alba Zambrana
Minister of Education
and Indigenous Affairs
In office
10 March 1947 – 14 January 1948
PresidentEnrique Hertzog
Preceded byManuel Elías P.
Succeeded byAlberto Salinas López
Personal details
Born9 February 1901
Died10 October 1974(1974-10-10) (aged 73)

Works
  • Voces áulicas (poetry, 1918).
  • Temple de la montaña y otros cuentos (stories, 1926).
  • Imagen de Potosí y de su Casa Real de Moneda (essays, 1946).
  • Enumeración del Proceso Potosino y "Gesta Bárbara" (essays, 1946).
  • Del viejo hontanar (poetry, 1970).
  • Bolívar (anthology, 1970).
  • Prólogos escogidos (2001).
  • Imagen de Potosí (2001).

References
  1. "Armando Alba, 119 años después". Correo del Sur (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  2. Gisbert 2003, pp. 348–349
  3. Araujo Subieta, Mario (2001). "Armando Alba y la Casa de Moneda". Fundación Cultural del Banco Central de Bolivia. pp. 1–248. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  4. "Fundación Cultural Banco Central de Bolivia, Issues 14-15; Issues 17-19". La Fundación. 2001. pp. 49–55. Retrieved 25 September 2015.

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