The liberal period in Guatemala (1871-1944)
The liberal period in Guatemala was the historical moment in which Guatemala underwent a profound change, completely leaving colonial mentality, to insert itself in the modern world. The background and explanation of the principal changes that took place will be discussed. The talk will address the thesis of the liberal thinker Armando Ribas who in one of his works postulates the question of whether the West represents a moral program to be followed. Is there only one civilization or do other alternatives exist as a way towards progress?
Born in Guatemala City. She graduated at the Francisco Marroquín University as teacher of Social Sciences and Literature for secondary education; she has a degree in History, from the Universidad del Valle of Guatemala; Master´s degree in Social Sciences from Francisco Marroquín University and a Ph.D. in History from the Francisco Marroquín University. She currently holds the position of editor-in-chief of SET publishing house and is historian at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Author of “José María Reina Barrios, un presidente guatemalteco olvidado por la historia” (José María Reina Barrios a Guatemalan president forgotten by history) and “Las imágenes y su culto durante el traslado de la Ciudad de Guatemala” (Images and their cult during the transfer of Guatemala City).
Doctor en Historia por la Universidad Di Tella, Master of Arts por la University of Chicago, Master en Economía y Administración de Empresas por el ESEADE y Profesor de Historia por la Universidad de Belgrano. Es Profesor Titular de Historia Económica del CEMA y ha dado clases y conferencia en Latinoamérica, Estados Unidos y España. Ha sido becario Fulbright en dos oportunidades para estudiar y dar clases en USA. Así como autor de varios libros y artículos, entre ellos sobre la figura de JB Alberdi.