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Notable person

Julio Carballo Enríquez, Lawyer and Journalist from Xinzo in Buenos Aires

Julio Carballo Enríquez (Xinzo de Limia, 1861 – Buenos Aires, 1928) was a lawyer, professor in Costa Rica, Republican journalist in Ourense and editor in Buenos Aires, linked to the anti-foral movement.

Born
Xinzo de Limia, 1861
Died
Buenos Aires, 1928
Profession
lawyer and journalist
Postings
Costa Rica (1888) and Buenos Aires (from 1910)

Julio Carballo Enríquez was born in Xinzo de Limia on 9 October 1861 and died in Buenos Aires on 26 May 1928. He was a Galician lawyer and journalist [1].

Life

He studied secondary school and Commercial Expertise in Ourense and graduated in Law from the University of Santiago. In 1888 he won the chair of Administrative Law and Political Economy at the University of San José, Costa Rica, where he was an editor of the legal journal El Foro. In 1891 he returned to Ourense, practised as a lawyer, was deputy prosecutor of the Provincial Court and joined the Republican Party; he was an editor of «El Eco de Orense» (quote) and edited the weekly La República. In 1910 he went to Buenos Aires as correspondent of Vida Gallega and Noticiero de Vigo, worked as an editor at La Nación and contributed to Acción Gallega, Suevia and Correo de Galicia, which he briefly edited in 1911. Linked to the Casa de Galicia, he was a member of the anti-foral committee of Buenos Aires and founded the anti-foral group A Terra [1].

He married Adela Romero Peláez in Xinzo in 1885 and was the father of Julio Carballo Romero [1]. For other Limians who emigrated, see The emigration of the Limians and Celso Romero Peláez.

Frequently asked questions

Where was he a professor? At the University of San José, Costa Rica, in 1888 [1].

What did he do in Buenos Aires? He was a journalist and anti-foral activist linked to the Casa de Galicia [1].

Sources

  1. «Julio Carballo Enríquez», Galipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio_Carballo_Enr%C3%ADquez
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