Los Siete Sabios de México
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Los Siete Sabios de México ("The Seven Sages of Mexico") is a 1950 work of biography by Mexican
writer and politician Luis Calderón Vega
.
The "Seven Sages" were the founding members of Mexico City's "Society for Conferences and Concerts" (Sociedad de Conferencias y Conciertos), which was founded in 1916 to promote greater cultural awareness among university students. These individuals were also known as the "Generation of 1915". Despite using it as his title, Calderón did not coin the term "Seven Sages" in reference to them: it was first applied to them during their university days. It was a reference to the Seven Sages of Greece
of antiquity.
In his book, Calderón Vega provides biographies of the following figures:
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
writer and politician Luis Calderón Vega
Luis Calderón Vega
Luis Calderón Vega was a Mexican politician and writer. Along with other leading opposition politicians, he was one of the founders of the National Action Party in 1939....
.
The "Seven Sages" were the founding members of Mexico City's "Society for Conferences and Concerts" (Sociedad de Conferencias y Conciertos), which was founded in 1916 to promote greater cultural awareness among university students. These individuals were also known as the "Generation of 1915". Despite using it as his title, Calderón did not coin the term "Seven Sages" in reference to them: it was first applied to them during their university days. It was a reference to the Seven Sages of Greece
Seven Sages of Greece
The Seven Sages or Seven Wise Men was the title given by ancient Greek tradition to seven early 6th century BC philosophers, statesmen and law-givers who were renowned in the following centuries for their wisdom.-The Seven Sages:Traditionally, each of the seven sages represents an aspect of worldly...
of antiquity.
In his book, Calderón Vega provides biographies of the following figures:
- Alfonso CasoAlfonso CasoAlfonso Caso y Andrade was an archaeologist who made important contributions to pre-Columbian studies in his native Mexico. Caso believed that the systematic study of ancient Mexican civilizations was an important way to understand Mexican cultural roots...
, archaeologist, jurist, and rector of the National Autonomous University of MexicoNational Autonomous University of MexicoThe Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México is a university in Mexico. UNAM was founded on 22 September 1910 by Justo Sierra as a liberal alternative to the Roman Catholic-sponsored Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) (National Autonomous...
. - Antonio Castro LealAntonio Castro LealAntonio Castro Leal was a Mexican diplomat and intellectual.-Biography:Antonio Castro Leal was born on March 2, 1896 in San Luis Potosí. He received his licenciate and doctor of law degrees from the National Autonomous University of Mexico and his PhD from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C...
, expert in English and Mexican literature, rector of the National Autonomous University of MexicoNational Autonomous University of MexicoThe Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México is a university in Mexico. UNAM was founded on 22 September 1910 by Justo Sierra as a liberal alternative to the Roman Catholic-sponsored Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) (National Autonomous...
. - Manuel Gómez MorínManuel Gómez MorínManuel Gómez Morín was a Mexican politician. He was a founding member of the National Action Party, and one of its theoreticians...
, founder of the National Action PartyNational Action Party (Mexico)The National Action Party , is one of the three main political parties in Mexico. The party's political platform is generally considered Centre-Right in the Mexican political spectrum. Since 2000, the President of Mexico has been a member of this party; both houses have PAN pluralities, but the...
(PAN), and rector of the National Autonomous University of MexicoNational Autonomous University of MexicoThe Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México is a university in Mexico. UNAM was founded on 22 September 1910 by Justo Sierra as a liberal alternative to the Roman Catholic-sponsored Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) (National Autonomous...
. - Vicente Lombardo ToledanoVicente Lombardo ToledanoVicente Lombardo Toledano was one of the foremost Mexican labor leaders of the 20th century. He founded the Confederation of Mexican Workers , the national labor federation most closely associated with the ruling party, the Institutional Revolutionary Party , for most of the last sixty-five years...
, one of the country's foremost labor leaders. - Jesús Moreno Baca, jurist.
- Alberto Vázquez del Mercado, Supreme Court judge.
- Teófilo Olea y Leyva, Supreme Court judge.