Delfín Chamorro
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Delfin Chamorro was a special educator. He was the creator of a method of teaching the Spanish language.
. His parents, both guaireños, were Don Jose de la Cruz Chamorro, fighter of the war and Juana Ines Martinez. These were confined in that location, shortly before the beginning of the War of the Seventy.
He studied in primary Villarrica
. The population exhausted by the hardships of war, like the rest of the country, is struggling to overcome their woes with stoicism and courage of the survivors. Leaving school, to complete the cycle, he joined the National College of Asuncion
, to attend high school, which by economic constraints and family for some sentimental disappointment - says one of his biographers - was unable to complete it by interrupting with his study in the fourth year of high school.
He was forced to work for the sustenance of the house. He was a passionate reader and curious observer, thus self-taught, gained a wealth of knowledge. He liked to write very romantic poems appropriate to his youth, which despite his opposition were rescued by the Paraguayan promoters of the letters.
Chamorro is a classic of the letters. His poems have a soft Virgilian accent. He referred to his friend Daniel Codas an epistle with a tender elegy to which the beloved Villa Rica, inspired, it is considered a literary gem. From classical inspiration were his teachers Fray Luis de Leon and Andres Bello
. He was a passionate reader the theorists of free humanism Tolstoy
Kropotkin
and others.
, in 1887, at the request of his fellow citizens "guaireños" he was back to Villarrica to continue his career in a "school of the motherland", title which then gave the first public educational institutions.
With an iron will and strong educational structure - without holding any academic title - was fortunate to receive the support of dedicated teacher Ramon Indalecio Cardozo, who had the vision of a glimpse into his protégé virtues sufficient for the exercise of the magisterium . So, 1892, Chamorro took over the chairs of Castilian Rhetoric and Poetics at the Colegio Nacional Villarica.
Forty years after his exemplary life devoted to the study and teaching of Spanish grammar. He is considered the first grammarian in Paraguay
. He left unfinished a "Grammar Castellana", whose first volume was published after his death.
Disciple Andres Bello
, in many ways perfected the lessons of the wise Venezuelan.
Among the honorable suite of grammarians and teachers trained in his classrooms, it is worth to distinguish Inocencio Lezcano, his brilliant continuation.
Cardozo wrote: Chamorro was a teacher, reformer and a real character. He taught by example in his chair and replaced the ancient method of illogical grammar for the rational and logical. He persisted throughout his life in implementing his reform, a personal method known as "Chamorro Method."
Delfin Chamorro himself explained that "The analysis is to explain the grammatical structure of language decomposing reasoning in units called sentences, and they in their constituent members, to the simplest and less complex way. As the reasoning is almost always extremely complicated, should be taken at the beginning the most simple and explain the parts that comprise and the role that each plays in all. "
He felt an irrepressible attraction to journalism. In 1902, accompanied by maestro Ramon I. Cardozo founded in Villa Rica newspaper "El Libre" in which he published his grammar lessons. In 1903, he created another called "The Guairá" of short existence.
, knowing the qualities of the guaireño teacher, whose fame had transpired, appointed him professor at the National College of Asuncion
. He was nominated times after honorary professor and benefited with a fair retirement.
Natalicio Gonzalez
believes that in 1905, after the defeat of the government of Colonel Escurra, Chamorro joined the Colorado Party. He felt a profound abhorrence towards liberal ideology prevalent in the direction of "coloradismo" and took advantage of his nomination as candidate for senator to resign from his party and refuse the post that he offered his friends.
He was president of the Paraguayan delegation that attended the Second International Congress of the American Magisterium, held in Montevideo
in 1930.
Carlos Zubizarreta wrote about it: His former student Jose Patricio Guggiari
, then president of the nation funded his funeral. The work of teaching of Delfin Chamorro was never published in a systematized book. The thick notebooks in summarizing his lessons, so familiar to several generations of disciples, disappeared with his death. "
Childhood and studies
Chamorro was born in the village of CaaguazúCaaguazú District
Caaguazú District is one of the 20 districts of Caaguazú Department, Paraguay. It contains the town of Caaguazú, which has a population of 63,000. Caaguazú had the greatest concentration of sawmills in Paraguay about fifteen to twenty years ago and up until today is still called the “Wood Capital”...
. His parents, both guaireños, were Don Jose de la Cruz Chamorro, fighter of the war and Juana Ines Martinez. These were confined in that location, shortly before the beginning of the War of the Seventy.
He studied in primary Villarrica
Villarrica, Paraguay
Villarrica is a city located in the middle of the Oriental Region of the Paraguayan territory, is capital of the Guairá Department. It was founded by the Spanish Captain Ruy Diaz de Melgarejo on May 14, 1570 in the old Guaira, today in Brazilian territory....
. The population exhausted by the hardships of war, like the rest of the country, is struggling to overcome their woes with stoicism and courage of the survivors. Leaving school, to complete the cycle, he joined the National College of Asuncion
Asunción
Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San...
, to attend high school, which by economic constraints and family for some sentimental disappointment - says one of his biographers - was unable to complete it by interrupting with his study in the fourth year of high school.
He was forced to work for the sustenance of the house. He was a passionate reader and curious observer, thus self-taught, gained a wealth of knowledge. He liked to write very romantic poems appropriate to his youth, which despite his opposition were rescued by the Paraguayan promoters of the letters.
Chamorro is a classic of the letters. His poems have a soft Virgilian accent. He referred to his friend Daniel Codas an epistle with a tender elegy to which the beloved Villa Rica, inspired, it is considered a literary gem. From classical inspiration were his teachers Fray Luis de Leon and Andres Bello
Andrés Bello
Andrés de Jesús María y José Bello López was a Venezuelan humanist, poet, lawmaker, philosopher, educator and philologist, whose political and literary works constitute an important part of Spanish American culture...
. He was a passionate reader the theorists of free humanism Tolstoy
Tolstoy
Tolstoy, or Tolstoi is a prominent family of Russian nobility, descending from Andrey Kharitonovich Tolstoy who served under Vasily II of Moscow...
Kropotkin
Kropotkin
Peter Kropotkin was a Russian prince and anarchist.Kropotkin may also refer to:*Pyotr Nikolayevich Kropotkin , Soviet/Russian geologist, tectonician, and geophysicist*Mount Kropotkin, a peak in Antarctica...
and others.
Vocation
His true vocation was teaching. He began as a public school teacher in San Juan Bautista de las MisionesSan Juan Bautista, Paraguay
San Juan Bautista, capital of the Department of Misiones, Paraguay, is considered the cradle of the religious mission culture. The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones.-Geography:...
, in 1887, at the request of his fellow citizens "guaireños" he was back to Villarrica to continue his career in a "school of the motherland", title which then gave the first public educational institutions.
With an iron will and strong educational structure - without holding any academic title - was fortunate to receive the support of dedicated teacher Ramon Indalecio Cardozo, who had the vision of a glimpse into his protégé virtues sufficient for the exercise of the magisterium . So, 1892, Chamorro took over the chairs of Castilian Rhetoric and Poetics at the Colegio Nacional Villarica.
Forty years after his exemplary life devoted to the study and teaching of Spanish grammar. He is considered the first grammarian in Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
. He left unfinished a "Grammar Castellana", whose first volume was published after his death.
Disciple Andres Bello
Andrés Bello
Andrés de Jesús María y José Bello López was a Venezuelan humanist, poet, lawmaker, philosopher, educator and philologist, whose political and literary works constitute an important part of Spanish American culture...
, in many ways perfected the lessons of the wise Venezuelan.
Among the honorable suite of grammarians and teachers trained in his classrooms, it is worth to distinguish Inocencio Lezcano, his brilliant continuation.
Master
Teacher Chamorro was privileged to be learned from contemporary letters guaireñas. They include his friend Ramon Indalecio Cardozo, Simeon Carísimo, Atanasio Riera, Nicholas E. Sardi, Carlos Ventura and Virgilio De Permian Barrios among others, names that left a trail of wisdom in the cultured city.Cardozo wrote: Chamorro was a teacher, reformer and a real character. He taught by example in his chair and replaced the ancient method of illogical grammar for the rational and logical. He persisted throughout his life in implementing his reform, a personal method known as "Chamorro Method."
Delfin Chamorro himself explained that "The analysis is to explain the grammatical structure of language decomposing reasoning in units called sentences, and they in their constituent members, to the simplest and less complex way. As the reasoning is almost always extremely complicated, should be taken at the beginning the most simple and explain the parts that comprise and the role that each plays in all. "
He felt an irrepressible attraction to journalism. In 1902, accompanied by maestro Ramon I. Cardozo founded in Villa Rica newspaper "El Libre" in which he published his grammar lessons. In 1903, he created another called "The Guairá" of short existence.
Recent years
The president Manuel GondraManuel Gondra
Manuel Gondra Pereira was President of Paraguay from November 25, 1910 to January 11, 1911 and from August 15, 1920 to October 31, 1921. He was also an author and a member of the Liberal Party....
, knowing the qualities of the guaireño teacher, whose fame had transpired, appointed him professor at the National College of Asuncion
Asunción
Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San...
. He was nominated times after honorary professor and benefited with a fair retirement.
Natalicio Gonzalez
Juan Natalicio González
Juan Natalicio González Paredes was a Paraguayan poet who served as President of Paraguay from 15 August 1948 to 30 December 1948.- Early life :...
believes that in 1905, after the defeat of the government of Colonel Escurra, Chamorro joined the Colorado Party. He felt a profound abhorrence towards liberal ideology prevalent in the direction of "coloradismo" and took advantage of his nomination as candidate for senator to resign from his party and refuse the post that he offered his friends.
He was president of the Paraguayan delegation that attended the Second International Congress of the American Magisterium, held in Montevideo
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
in 1930.
Death and legacy
Chamorro died in Asuncion.Carlos Zubizarreta wrote about it: His former student Jose Patricio Guggiari
José Patricio Guggiari
José Patricio Guggiari Corniglione was a Paraguayan politician.He was a doctor in law and social sciences, and a general attorney . He went on to found the liberal Constitutional Party, and was elected as congressman in . He was designated Minister of Internal Affairs in 1920, and in 1922...
, then president of the nation funded his funeral. The work of teaching of Delfin Chamorro was never published in a systematized book. The thick notebooks in summarizing his lessons, so familiar to several generations of disciples, disappeared with his death. "