- Adrián Recinos
Adrián Recinos (1886 – 1962) [cite LAF|id=n82-36034] was a
Guatemalan historian, essayist,Mayanist scholar and translator. Born inAntigua, Guatemala , Recinos was a great student of national history, mainly of theMaya civilization and the old histories of theK'iche' people .It was he who made the first edition in Spanish of the
Popol Vuh , from the manuscript found in theNewberry Library ,Chicago , theUnited States . In addition, he translated into Spanish the "Anales de los Cakchiqueles ". He was educational, Deputy and Ambassador of Guatemala in the United States andSpain , and was a candidate to the Presidency of the Republic in 1944.He had five children, Beatrice, Isabel, Mary, Adrian Jr., and Laura. All four of his daughters would remain in Guatemala for the majority of their lives, and Adrian Jr. would attend
Harvard University , and later became anM.D. in the U.S. He still resides just outside ofWashington D.C. Published works
* "Indigenous chronicles of Guatemala"
* "The City of Guatemala" (historical description from its foundation to 1917-1918 earthquakes)
* "Monographs of the Department of Huehuetenango"Notes
References
: cite book |author=aut|Recinos, Adrian |year=1998 |title=Memorial de Solalá, Anales de los Kaqchikeles; Título de los Señores de Totonicapán |publisher=Piedra Santa |location=Guatemala |language=Spanish|isbn=84-8377-006-7 |oclc=25476196 : cite book |author=aut|Recinos, Adrian |year=1986 |title=Pedro de Alvarado: Conquistador de México y Guatemala |publisher=CENALTEX |location=Guatemala |language=Spanish|isbn= |oclc=
External links
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